Friday, 27 January 2017

Manxie

Yesterday was bloody freezing. After Wednesday's sun, it was cold, grey and windy. Seawatching was slow, but produced a few good birds, with an Iceland Gull and an extremely early Manx Shearwater being the star birds.

Back in Gateshead at Lamesley there were 18 Wigeon, 7 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler and 17 Snipe. At Saltwell along with 53 Tufted Duck there was a pair of Pochard. These were the first in Gateshead since November 2015. A far cry from the hundreds that used to winter at Shibdon in the 80s.

Pochard

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  1. Alan M28 January 2017 at 12:17

    Funnily enough I'd been wondering if anyone had checked Saltwell Park for Pochard, seems to be the most reliable site in recent years. Nice one.

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  2. ramblingwalker28 January 2017 at 13:09

    Keep it up Rob! the master Birder!

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