TWITE TAKEN ON THE NORTH HARBOUR APPROACH ROAD AT HEYSHAM
As usual I've been walking our 3 collies at Stags Lodge (Cuerden Valley Park) come rain or shine. Recent sightings include Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Kestrel, Malard, Blackbird, Black-headed Gull, Song Thrush, Long-tailed, Blue and Great Tit. A single Moorhen has appeared on the pond after none being there all summer, a Buzzard has been around on more than one occasion over the past week and the number of Robins has increased over the last week. All the summer migrants seem to have moved on including the Coots that were quite successful this year.
6 comments:
Nice find. There used to be a big flock of Twite at Marshside I remember, haven't seen the species for about 25 years though........
Thanks Stu. I don't remember seeing any reports of Twite at Marshside in recent years but will certainly look out for them. The only othe rtime I've seen Twite was at Marton Mere last year.
Derek
you must have a good Camera to take all those good pictures of birds!
I am going to look for fungi today with The North Somerset And Bristol Fungi group.
Isaac.
May be a Twite but looks more like Linnet to me.
I would be inclined to lob it up on 'birdidentification' and see what the concensus is.
http://www.birdforum.net/forumdisplay.php?f=114
Flocks of Twite can be found at Knott End at the right time.
Isaac - thanks, my camera is okay but I could do witha bigger and better lens. Hope you had a good time hunting for fungi
Anonymous - I have posted on birdforum and Linnet it is. The only time I've seen Twite before is at Marton Mere either last winter or the year before.
Derek
I might be able to do my blog today.
We found a lot of Waxcap fungi which
are out in autumn only.
our camera is a Lumix tz4.
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