Monday, April 08, 2013

I'm like a swan / I only love once

Here's my March update for the 2013 bird challenge.

March 12
Goosander (Huddersfield Narrow Canal at Diggle)

March 23
Lapwing (M60, Oldham)
Red kite (Calverley)

March 29 (Mossley/Hartshead Pike)
Lesser black-backed gull
Meadow pipit
Pheasant

March 30
Mute swan (Lowry)


Relatively slim pickings then with only 7 new spots for the month, making it 49 in total. The highlight probably being the Goosander which I managed to spot from a moving train:

Why the pointy-face? (pic courtesy of Wikipedia)



April ought to see some more action with summer migrants returning, plus I've high hopes for some bonus spots with a weekend boating on the Fens at the start of the month...

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