A Lion, I Think

There is a saying, that March marches in like a lion and out like a lamb, or in like a lamb and out like a lion.

I think, with the wind on Friday and the rain and hail on Sunday, that it is just about the former.

But then again, with the weather going the way it is... Who knows?!?

Anyways, I got out twice about the Patch, and it was... Interesting.

I got no yearticks [couple of annoying near-misses, though], but you got to keep at it.

The only sheltered water in a

strong NE wind... Grebes??

Paignton Harbour getting it

Boo!

Maybe move a touch..

Livermead and Corbyn's

I ought to stop putting

wave shots up

A few birds!

A long group of 200+ small gulls [you try counting them in that swell] and at least 3 GC Grebes [look closely] were it [where are the frickin' BNGs?!?], with assorted bigger gulls mooching about. One might have been something good, but it buggered off towards The Bridge and I couldn't get enough on it to be sure [Drat].

While I was there [late afternoon, due to work and so on], there was a steady passage of alba Wagtails overhead - cutting over the north Bay - towards the Inner Harbour roost site. This one was on deck,

Pied Wagtail

[black utcs]

A party of rooftop gulls contained only one non-Herring;

Adult LBB

Two days later, and the morning at least was quite nice;

It's raining on Yarner

Garden escapee

At the Folks', a Chiffchaff sang, and looking after it - cue it exiting at pace - led to finding a couple more, playing chase. Ok, one was chasing the other, and eventually drove it off. No calling, or anything helpful, which was a bugger as again there was the possibility of something more. Oh well. Eyes staying open.

Back Home, something nice to finish with,

La Greenfinch

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