My last day at work for a while finished after 5 mins this morning. Hopefully this won't go on for too long.
My earliest ever House Martin today, feeding over Birtley reed beds with a single Sand Martin. The previous earliest was on 7th April in both 2017 and 2019. Not much else, but several Chiffchaff were singing in the chilly breeze.
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House Martin |
Last week I caught up with the Bald Ibis at Stella that had given Paul H a fright and the Great White Egret at Longhirst Flash thanks to Dave E.
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Bald Ibis |
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Great White Egret |
A B-2 bomber flying south past Cresswell was a tick.
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B-2 |
GWE at Longhirst was my last bird before lockdown late yesterday morning ! It's goin g to be tough getting through this with no birding.... and in my case sport also. Keep safe mate.
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