Monday 8 April 2013

3 Gateshead year ticks, 1 for British year list

28 waxwings at the teams today, perched in tree before flying off :( also leo at undisclosed site and a mealy redpoll at watergate park with 10 lesser redpolls was a nice find, no photos today as the weather was crap once again, back to winter showers in the borough today and forcast for the next week :( roll on Norfolk in 5 weeks time, lets hope the spring has arrived by then as it will be a bit cold in the caravan, suppose i'll have tilly to keep me warm, lol. Here's a my target birds for my first Norfolk trip:
Bittern
Spoonbill
Common crane
Egyptian goose
Mandarin duck
Honey buzzard
Marsh harrier
Montagu's harrier
Hobby
Golden pheasant
Quail
Stone curlew
Avocet
Little tern
Turtle dove
Nightjar
Lesser spotted woodpecker
Woodlark
Nightingale
Cetti's warbler
Dartford warbler
Bearded tit
Golden oriole
Also rare birds to go for and more migrants! can't wait to get there!!!

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