NEWS & My Natural Diary: March/April 2009

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Archived diary notes for March/April 2009 19th April 2009 Cairngorm First shot of: Ring Ouzel Loch Insh New shot of: Pheasant 18th April 2009 Loch Garten First shot of: Capercaillie Carrbridge New shot of: Chaffinch Loch Ruthven First shots of: Slavonian Grebe New shots of: Oystercatcher 17th April 2009 Insh Marshes New shots of: Curlew Loch Insh New shots of: Osprey 13th April 2009 Greenhead Moss New shots of: Carrion Crow , Mute Swan on nest , Grey Heron , Reed Bunting , Willow Warbler and Greenfinch 9th April 2009 Hodbarrow First shots of: Sandwich Tern and Pink-footed Goose Also, new shots of: Whitethroat , Red-breasted Merganser , Ringed Plover , Turnstone , Also seen: Chaffinch, Pied Wagtail, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Lapwing, Greylag Goose and Shelduck. 9th April 2009 Killington Lake New shots of: Black-headed Gull 8th April 2009 Tebay Nice shots of: Pied Wagtail 5th April 2009 Garrion Bridge First Swallow of the year. 1st April 2009 Baron's Haugh First Sand Martin of the year. Also, new shots of: Goldeneye, Moorhen and Dunnock 29th March 2009 Bampton New pictures of: Fieldfare 28th March 2009 Daventry Country Park New pictures of: Blackbird, Robin and Chaffinch 28th March 2009, 04.15am 1 mile north of J22 on M6 (Southbound) Barn Owl sitting on fence post 25th March 2009 In the Press One of my Otter photographs makes it into the local paper: 20th March 2009 Falls of Clyde First photographs of: Peregrine Including a series of a pair mating: Also new pictures of: Sparrowhawk 19th March 2009 Strathclyde Loch First photographs of: Ring-billed Gull Also new picture of: Goosander 18th March 2009 Baron's Haugh An amazing 20 minute encounter with a battle-scarred otter on the River Clyde. Also new picture of: Great Spotted Woodpecker and Goosander 17th March 2009 Nether Wellwood (NS62) My first 'Summer Visitor' of the year - Wheatear Limmerhaugh Muir (NS62) Another dark variant male Pheasant 15th March 2009 Newnham New pictures of: Yellowhammer and a very dark Pheasant 14th March 2009 Highnam Woods New pictures of: Great Spotted Woodpecker and Great Tit Slimbridge New pictures of: Kingfisher, Little Egret, Shelduck, Bar-Tailed Godwit and Woodpigeon 4th March 2009 Baron's Haugh Another cold day as the snow returns. New picture of: Buzzard 1st March 2009 Tebay New pictures of: Pied Wagtail, Rook and Robin Combes Valley New pictures of: Blue Tit, Pheasant, Goldfinch and Great Tit Diary Notes archive