After gorging myself on the Birds of Cyprus, I needed something special to kick start my British Spring...and yesterday afternoon...I got it! I'd had a 4 hour watch till Noon being joined by Haydn around 9.30 after he'd had a session on Skippy. On arrival this youngster was munching away happily oblivious to my presence. ..
Highlights of our morning were a couple of non-migratory Whooper Swans, a few drumming Snipe, a FOY Collared Dove and c10 Swifts. There were many Birds in song which was great to hear and the small hawthorn bush in front of the Hide was the perfect Site to watch them...
I landed back home around 2.30. Then at 3.25...
North Yorkshire RED-FOOTED FALCON North Duffield Carrs perched in trees on bank on River Derwent viewed from Platform
Oh Dear, I thought! I HAD to go back.
I arrived at a crowded car park around 5 and made my way to the Platform. Encouragingly, there were still Birders present? I recognized Chris Gomersall who kindly set his scope up for me to get an initial peep. I had my Tick 171.
I gave it another 45 minutes but the Bird never came any closer. It was a good 800 yards away. It did make several flights over the River and onto the Reserve whilst feeding. Another first was my 2 visits in a day!! A superb addition to my Duff List and one that wasn't really on my Radar. That's the beauty of a Patch...it means something.
For the record...
Year - 95
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