Man flu prevented me from doing much natural history - that and the bloody cold temperatures. This evening temperatures soared up to about +2oC and promptly enticed a couple of Winter Moth spp to the windows.
The natural history exploits of Ross Newham - and the ultimate cure for insomnia!
Tuesday 28 December 2010
Saturday 18 December 2010
18 December 2011 - North Norfolk
A trip to Norfolk this weekend to see the Northern Harrier. The date was chosen as the Good Lady Wiff and wee Max were both up in Scotland. A Friday night drive up to Wells-next-the-sea enabled me to avoid the snow and stay the night with Mike Sidwell.
Up late and a few cups of tea later, I ventured out in to a Norfolk that was -15oC.....
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Up late and a few cups of tea later, I ventured out in to a Norfolk that was -15oC.....
Rock Pipit on the salt marsh
Redshank
Dunlin
Black-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Eventually, just before reaching the point of Brass Monkey, the Northern Harrier appeared and duly showed for the next hours or so (photo from Graham Etherington's blog).
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Am I convinced Northern Harrier is a separate species for the European Hen Harrier - Yes.
Am I convinced this and the Irish bird are Northern Harriers - in all honesty, no. But what do I know?
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