Archived Diary Notes for Jan/Feb 2009
28th February 2009
Daventry Country Park
New pictures of:
 Canada Goose,  Coot,  Great Crested Grebe,  Mallard,  Mute Swan and  Tufted Duck
24th February 2009
Cramond
 Herring Gull and 
Turnstone
23rd February 2009
Baron's Haugh
Buzzard
19th February 2009
Daventry Country Park
First Photographs of:
Nuthatch
Also, new pictures of:
 Wigeon,  Pochard, and  Great Crested Grebe
16th February 2009
Strathclyde Loch
 Moulting Black-headed Gull,  Energetic Mute Swan,
 Nicely coloured Feral Pigeon, and  Common Gull
11th February 2009
Baron's Haugh
 Song Thrush and  Meadow Pipit
Strathclyde Country Park
 Roe Deer
3rd February 2009
Cramond
Despite being an incredibly overcast day, new shots of:
 Treecreeper,  Blackbird,  Coal Tit,
and
 Song Thrush
2nd February 2009
Drumpellier
New shots of:
 Lesser Black-Backed Gull and  Greylag Goose.
28th January 2009
Greenhead Moss
New shots of:
 Female Reed Bunting
26th January 2009
Cramond
New shots of:
 Bar-Tailed Godwit and
 Redshank
25th January 2009
Leighton Moss
New Species:
 Little Egret
New shots of:
 Greylag Goose and
 Wigeon
24th January 2009
Daventry
In the heart of England, in the middle of winter, one of the last birds you'd expect to come across:
 Kittiwake
This one looked pretty exhausted. Possibly blown over from the continent in the previous night's storm?
Also, new shots of:
 Great Crested Grebe,
 Goosander and
 Willow Tit
RSPB bird count this weekend (24th-25th January)
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/
Take part in the RSPB survey this weekend. You can submit your results online at their website (above).
The survey is very simple. All you need to do is watch your garden or local park for an hour on either Saturday 24th or Sunday 25th January, note down the birds you see and tell the RSPB the highest number of each species you see at any one time during the hour (this avoids counting the same birds twice.)
For my own results please go to 'The Reluctant Bird Table'(above).
21st January 2009
Baron's Haugh
New shots of:
 Goldeneye
Nice to see Spring starting to show:
20th January 2009
Cramond
New shots of:
 Turnstone,
 Carrion Crow,
 Treecreeper,
 Grey Heron,
 Redshank,
 Oystercatcher,
and  Mistle Thrush.
Also, some good shots of Godwit - but are they Black-Tailed or Bar-Tailed?
If you have any thoughts please let me know via the blog
I am reliably informed that these are Bar-Tailed Godwits. Thanks to Alan Spellman, Jim Campbell and 'Big Yin'
Linwater
 Buzzard
17th January 2009
A flock of about 8 Waxwing seen from the A8, opposite the Showcase Cinema (west of the Shawhead junction) early this afternoon.
14th January 2009
Greenhead Moss
New shot of:
 Female Bullfinch
13th January 2009
Cramond
New shots of:
 Turnstone and  Mistle Thrush
12th January 2009
Drumpellier & Strathclyde Country Parks
New shots of:
 Carrion Crow,  Dunnock,  Coot,
 Pied Wagtail,  Herring Gull,  Tufted Duck,
 Mute Swan and  Kestrel.
10/11th January 2009
Daventry Country Park
New shots of:
 Robin,  Woodpigeon,  Canada Goose,
 Black-headed Gull,  Sparrowhawk,  Goosander,
and  Shoveler.
6th January 2009
Cramond
Despite poor weather conditions, I managed to obtain some passable images of two new species:
 Greenshank and
 Knot.
Also, reasonable shots of:
 Grey Heron,  Dunlin and  Redshank.
5th January 2009
Larkhall
A beautiful day by the river...
3rd January 2009
Greenhead Moss
Some nice  Reed Bunting photographs. No sign of the Waxwing here today.
When I first started putting this site together in the middle of last year, I had no real idea as to what I was getting myself into other than the fact that I was looking to sort out my various bird photographs. I am amazed to discover that in the past six months I have managed to produce photographs of 122 species of British Birds (all taken in the wild). Some of the pictures are not of the greatest quality but they are included where they might help others in identification. My quest will continue with the knowledge that the rate of finding new species will diminish but you can be assured that my enthusiasm will not. I wish you all a very Happy New Year.
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