Again only Sunday worth mentioning, but this time I got some proper twitchin' in!
A text from Bun spurred me to try to get myself out of the funk I've been in lately via driving vast distances in search of a couple of yankee wading Lifers. As the alternative would have been cheer-via-baking-things followed by another attempt at Little Birds, perhaps this was a very good idea.
So, braving sunday drivers and the threat of closing roads, we went here;
Pagham Harbour.
It's very flat and very windy.
And after a wait, and it flying past twice, it eventually landed out in the open where everybody could see it.
Ta and indeed da!
That's a funny-looking Whimbrel...
Very evenly buffy, with a paler head, and is that a dark tail?
The wait was enlivened by a Little Tern [get over to Devon you git!] and a 2cy Hobby.
The trip back to the car was enlivened by Bun's encounter with a friendly Hornet..!
Good good, everyone's got a Lifer, now for that Greaterlegs..?
Maybe not. As the damn thing had pulled a Houdini. To their credit, even though they'd both seen one before, both my comrades in twitch swore vengeance with me. So we may well be back for.. Greaterlegs II 'This Time It's Personal!'
There were a couple of Avocets and a Cetti's or three, so not a total loss at Titchfield. Roach and Minnows in the canal also proved of interest. [[I know how this reads, but we weren't that desperate, really..]] The bird had also scarpered well before we got there, so our hilarious attempts to find the stealth car park weren't the cause of our woe.
On the way back, we paused for the sunset;
Spot The Bun
In other news, after a pause of a little over a week, the Greenfinches are back at my sunflower feeders. Yes, feeders, as I've bought a second one to allow both pairs to fill up without coming to blows. [Aren't I considerate?]
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