It was a struggle to find anything decent today, though I shouldn't complain with 2 Firecrests and a Chiffchaff in Penns Wood and another Firecrest along the steps leading up to Rufus Castle. But that was it for the overwintering birds.
Elsewhere there were 2 Wrens on the beach (not a Rock Pipit to be seen), a Grey Wagtail in the tree tops next to Rufus Castle and a pair of Ravens at the back of the cove.
On the beach there was a fair bit of a commotion with a Great Black-backed Gull and a dozen or so Herring Gulls squabbling over a dead Conger Eel.
Here are a few images from today:
It wasn't just a struggle to find any birds of note, but a struggle to get them to pose when you found one, just like this Firecrest. This individual and another close by were busy searching for food in Penns Wood.
On the beach there was a fair bit of a commotion with a Great Black-backed Gull and a dozen or so Herring Gulls squabbling over a dead Conger Eel.
Here are a few images from today:
At the back of the cove were these two Ravens.
That is one powerful beak!!
And the Snowdrops are still in bloom at the top of Penns Wood.
Birds Recorded: Cormorant, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Firecrest, 12+ Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, 2 Raven, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
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