JACK SNIPE

In the words of the great man himself Fluff Freeman...''well pop pickers, down to number 9 goes Podster550'' and so it comes to pass as new players come into the top ten down goes moi.

#PWC2014 March Inland North League Table

Understandably though and I'm clutching at straws here, March is a pretty naff month for birds with hardly anything of note added to the list except of course the pair of
Bearded Tits on the 1st. A new patch bird and all I get is a lousy 2 points, still we're in April now and things are going smoothly..Great White Egret for a start.
Padders so far after the lone Whimbrel have been in order of appearence:-
Dunlin a fly through flock of 5
Barn Swallow
House Martin
Little Ringed Plover

Common Whitethroat

Reed Warbler

but without doubt the highlight of the week has been the very showy (at times) Jack Snipe that I found on Ashton's Flash last Thursday 17th. As I write this Sunday night the bouncer is still doing his thing just out from the bench on the bund. There was even a crowd there this afternoon 7 birders no less.

But and there's always a but!! Saturday was a proverbial nightmare...having decided to have a leisurely mornings breakfast before patching I missed 2 flyover Goosanders and worse still a patch lifer...RED KITE!!! found by part time patcher Fred. What a blow but that's patching I suppose. Just shows what's passing through when we get some decent coverage (and decent birders) on patch.
Fingers crossed at the mo as Arctic Terns seem to be on the move and there's over night rain with constant easterlies....bring it on...

#PWC  96 species    108 points

TTFN