Friday, 16 March 2012

Stonechat.

 Back home for a couple of days and time to check the local Ribble patch. Birding at Hesketh Out Marsh has been a little disappointing of late so it was nice to see this cracking male Stonechat there this morning.
 RSPB Ribble Reserves manager Tony Baker found it, being on site to oversee the lagoon improvement works ongoing there at the moment. 
Raven over the saltmarsh this morning and Twite heard from the platform. Thought I might bump into a Wheatear but the only migrants I had were 2 Goldcrests in the laid hedgerow. The north west has seen a bit of an influx this week, so no real surprise to see this HOM rarity today. Strange to hear one singing there though.
Still many Pink-footed Geese around but all out on the NNR and frustratingly impossible to "grill". 
Chiffchaff singing around the edge of the local Brickcroft nature reserve this afternoon.
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3 comments:

Pete Woodruff said...

Cracking is the word Colin with some decent pics too. Hope these little beauties and their partners are going to pump up the population over the next year or two and get us back to something like where we were with them.

9:43 pm
Colin Bushell said...

Hi Pete,

Thought that post would inspire you and thanks very much. Totally agree - the more of these I see the better. A report of 3 males there this afternoon .....

10:02 pm
Pete Woodruff said...

I had that feeling you'd have me in mind when you posted this one Colin, much appreciated.

By the way....I'm taking you to the nearest 'pub' next time we bump into each other.

10:14 pm

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