local birding in halifax and just a bit of randomness thrown in for good measure
nice weekend on the llyn peninsula
choughs were very common
a ring ouzel at the small valley at whistling sands was a good find as was a greenshank at pwllheli marina also on the marina were 5 bar tailed godwits 2 sandwich terns 3 little egrets 2 more little egrets by the cob at porthmadog 2 ospreys nearby tried twice for the surf scoter at llandulas but failed
driving dow the m62 approaching the haribo factory on the way to see mum for her birthday a message from swillington whatsapp about a bluethroat at fairburn ings so off i go im literally a few miles away, not my favourite place but its a bluethroat, on the short drive imagined a bluethroat singing and showing well! what i got was a group of birdwatchers wont call them birders as they just stood around talking not looking just chatting away though 2 guys actullay were looking fair credit to them as the scene was looking through a hedge into some beige stuff reeds or shit i dunno
gave up after 10 minutes still nice walk
