Colin and I went on a crack mission this morning with two aims: 1. To see a Treecreeper. 2. To find Colin's keys which he lost yestderday, attempting to see a Treecreeper. We were successful in one of our aims - we saw a lovely, clean
Treecreeper, shinning up the single Oak Tree in the field South of the Holmes Road woods. Also of note were three
Cranes, a
Brambling, a small flock of
Skylarks, three
Sparrowhawks displaying and, much to our relief, at least two
Goldcrests; conclusive proof that they are not extinct. All definitely worth the near-death experience of hanging about in the cold, and the puncture I sustained on the way back. A large flock of
Fieldfares was just outside of the parish. Sean
While I failed yet again to find a Treecreeper in the parish I did see a Short-eared Owl hunting in the area described in the mid afternoon. Ted.
And Colin found his keys this afternoon too. Great day! Sean
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Nice one. Persistence pays. You may have the last two remaining Goldcrests - I haven't seen any for months. Maybe you should begin a captive breeding programme to save the species.. Pete's kitchen would be ideal.
Cheers Terry. How do you know when there is a new post on the blog? Is there a setting somewhere that emails you to let you know? (Or are you just sadly checking each day?...)
Sean
Ha ha.. that would be very sad indeed (especially as it only gets updated once every few weeks! :-).
Every new post from the blogs I 'follow' appears on my google 'Dashboard', so I am alerted straight away.
Well done Ted on the Short-eared Owl - not an easy bird in winter in the Parish any more.
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