February 2006 Archives
Scaup shot ALMOST in focus....
Posted by on February 28, 2006 1:20 PM
Got this pic of the adult male scaup on the Sandplant lagoons while digi-scoping at Marshside over the weekend.

One more thing....
Posted by on February 27, 2006 2:33 PM
Peter Jones from Allerton just called to say he had two Black Grouse up in the Clywdians at the weekend.
One of those February days....
Posted by on February 27, 2006 8:52 AM
Soaked by an early shower at Marshside I headed over to Martin Mere to dry out yesterday.
Tides not too bad...
Posted by on February 24, 2006 5:55 AM
High tides aren't too bad this weekend, so with the filthy weather (is there really any need for it?), there may be a few reasonable gulls roosts at the usual sites.
Cold and grey
Posted by on February 22, 2006 10:54 AM
A pair of Common Buzzards were displaying in blue skies over Ince Blundell woods yesterday afternoon as I tootled home...
Wallpaper stripping v birdin'
Posted by on February 20, 2006 5:55 AM
Superb weather over the weekend, so I had to desert my post as wallpaper stripper extraordinaire (extraordinarily stupid more like _ what a lousy job), to go birdin'.
Scaup quartet
Posted by on February 17, 2006 1:57 PM
Four Scaup now at the Sandplant Pools, Marshside now according to the birdline.
Oh no Benny strikes again!!!
Posted by on February 16, 2006 9:26 AM
Latest e-mail and pics from Benny Frederikkson in central Sweden.
Goshawk at ya bird table puts it all into perspective:

Zen and the art of Jack Snipe
Posted by on February 15, 2006 9:58 AM
I couldn't have picked a worse afternoon to go looking for Jack Snipe for my year list _ cold, windy, driving rain....
Minus six outside...
Posted by on February 10, 2006 6:00 AM
It was minus six as I drove in this morning, so winter's not letting go just yet...
Change in the weather...at last!
Posted by on February 8, 2006 5:54 AM
Finally a brisk northerly to freshen things up a bit....hopefully it'll bring a few birds in too.
Mopping up....
Posted by on February 3, 2006 5:51 AM
Got a bit of mopping up to do this weekend, just as well as the region is pretty quiet at present.
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