Well for once the weather forecasters got it right, sunshine all day Saturday gave way to a miserable wet and depressing day on Sunday. Nice log fire, rugby on the TV and a nap been the order of the day.
Taking full advantage of the weather I had a trip round over the moors and called in at Nosterfield GP and the Ings at Bishop Monkton on Saturday. The action on the moors was restricted totally to a few Red Grouse, no passerines at all.
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After a break at the Cale household for a coffee and a biscuit it was onto Nosterfield GP to hopefully catch up with the Ring-necked Duck, this however did not show but on show was a fantastic selection of waterfowl including 119 Pochard and a flock of at least 2000 Lapwings which included 37 Curlew.
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The Ings were VERY wet following on from the recent floods and I put in a lot of leg work before finally finding where the Snipe had bunkered down. In the end 17 Snipe and a Jack Snipe were seen. In total five new year ticks bringing me upto 127 and just a hint of spring with the first Lesser Black-backed Gull of the year.
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