Tuesday 7 December 2010

Out and about Monday 6 December

Good to get out in the crisp,cold weather, even though these are tough times for wildlife.
So, to Cromwell Bottom en route to a gig in Hull.
The snow lay all around,deep, and crisp,and uneven.

Nothing too exciting on the species seen but not too
bad....:-

scaup 1 as reported on the estimable Calderdale blog,
pochard x3
tufted duck c28
gc grebe 1
L grebe 1
goldeneye 2
heron 4
cormorant 5
goosander 5, 3f, 2m on river
5 teal on river
1 nuthactch
1 gs woodpecker
1 green woodpecker
2 redwing
5 mistlethrush
large ltt flocks

plus usual dunnocks, battling wrens, coot, moorhen,mallard, titmice, finches, corvids and gulls.