I had another very pleasant Monday morning at The Loons Hide this week. It was a bit cold at some points but the sun eventually came out and everything began to warm up. Just to tempt you into either coming along to a session or visiting at another time during the week: This is what you missed....

 Drake Shoveler 13.04.13, Ian Cunningham


32 bird species in 3 hours (plus the brown hares!)

  • Mute Swans
  • Coot
  • Teal
  • Mallard
  • Wigeon
  • Tufted Duck
  • Curlew
  • Lapwing
  • Oystercatcher
  • Herring Gull
  • Black headed Gull
  • Common Gull
  • Greylag Goose
  • Reed Bunting
  • Water Rail
  • Redshank
  • Pintail
  • Snipe
  • Starling
  • Shoveler
  • Great Skua
  • Hooded Crow
  • Moorhen
  • Fulmar
  • Raven
  • Meadow Pipit
  • Blackbird
  • Golden Plover
  • Peregrine
  • Pheasant
  • Pink - footed Goose
  • Twite

  

Water Rail 13/04/13, Ian Cunningham

The Great Skua was my second of the day - the first I've seen this year so far.