Coming in to land
The wind blown boys
My first Goldeneye of the year14/03/2010 0730-1000hrs Strong icy wind WNW>6 decreasing to 4 mid a.m. Cloudy and damp start then sunshine.
Nice to get Fly Flatts back to normal with the reservoir 90% clear of ice and the call of Curlews and noisy Canada Geese although Id forgot how cold and bleak it was up there walking into the wind.
Very little moving birds but an early morning Buzzard moving over was a nice suprise along with my first Goldeneye of the year. No sign of Wheatear or Twite.
6 Mallard
26 Canada Geese.......Fly Flatts
14 Canada Geese......Dean Head
1 f Goldeneye
2 Red Grouse
15 Golden Plover..........east side of reservoir
Vis Mig
6 LBB Gull...............>W
1 Common Buzzard...>NW
1 Cormorant.............> NW
6 Meadow Pipit.......>NW
3 Skylark..............>NW
+ usual corvids
BS