Cloudy, Patchy Light Rain, SW 4 gusting >6
The forecasted frost never materialised, nevertheless it was still a chilly one this morning. First light saw me at Cortonwood, where 3 Song Thrush together on the spoil heap, were most likely migrant birds. Apart from these, it was pretty much standard fare ; singles of Great Crested Grebe & Cormorant, 5 Meadow Pipit, a further 4 Cormorant flew over, heading W & a single House Martin went S.
Back home for some brekky, then off to the Manvers area. Nothing special on the bird front, with the most notable being : 5 Great Crested Grebe, 46 Tufted Duck & a single Green Woodpecker.
Canada x Greylags - 2 variants of
The other week, Steve Gale mentioned on his
blog about alien plant/flower species that are growing wild in the countryside. Well, i found one such specimen along one of the new drainage ditches at Manvers. Although it is most likely a garden escape, it is one that i`m not at all familiar with. Any suggestions on its id will be gratefully appreciated ;
Spent the rest of the day at home, where the only notable sighting was of 14 Golden Plover, heading S at 4pm.
PS - Jakki took Storm to have a look at her potential new pony ( Petrel ) yesterday evening. Needless to say, it was`nt as good in the flesh as it sounded on paper. The search continues.
