Being the doings and rantings of a Devonian birder of a rather Backward persuasion. May contain wibble. Will contain digressions, tangents, and possibly some stuff about birds. Warning: all opinions voiced within are purely conjectural, all bird identifications are to be assumed erroneous and actually refer to either Mallard [Anas ubiquitus], Common Buzzard [Buteo crowbaiteo], Herring Gull [Larus shiteonyourcarus], Woodpigeon [Columba fatbastardii] or Chaffinch [Fringilla irritatus].
14 August, 2014
Working All Day? Bird At Night!
Short and sharp, folks.. ;)
Tuesday night and with something approaching clear skies, I had a look for Perseids before I hit the hay. In 15 minutes I scored an amazing 3. Amazing as I have no view to the NE, which is where they radiate from! The third was a real corker, too; big glowing ball, not just the usual streak.
What really made my night though, was what I heard. Oh yeah, audiomig strikes again and it strikes gold - Little Stint!!
Not that I'm good enough to have known the call - how many calidrids can you ID on call, other than Dunlin and Purple Sand? - but with the wonders of BWPi readily at hand, I soon found it.
My first wader here, it's not just a Home Tick, but also a full Patch Tick. What a wonderful little bird.
:D
Ok, gloat over.
No, wait... Yesterday I saw a Painted Lady here, too. :)
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