GALLIONS REACH

Great White Egret (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Red kite (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today i had some birds of note my second GREAT WHITE EGRET for the patch and a Red Kite which i needed for the year.

PATCHBIRDING

Some good news today when i moved to 5th place in patchwatch challenge.

My earliest RING OUZEL 31st of march.

Patch Birding

English: Cettis Warbler (Cettia cetti) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pintail (Anas acuta) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Today had a great day at the patch with two ticks CETTI'S WARBLER and a pair of PINTAIL on lockwood  these birds puttting me on 150 for the site.

PATCHBIRDING

My score so far is 106sp/128 points. @Patchbirding

LOCKWOOD RES.

A good day at the patch with a double whammy that's two patch ticks RINGED PLOVER, COMMON REDSTART now just 3 birds away from 150.And this is how i am doing with my patchbirding score 103 sp / 124 points.

PATCHBIRDING

It as taken me until the 21st to find something of note 2 BLACK TERNS juv's dancing around lockwood res today.

Here's one of the black terns, sorry about the crappy picture but it was taken with my phone i watched this bird  for about 15 minutes preening on the break water.

PATCHWATCH:Lockwood.

Today I had a real taste of return migration with 8 GREENSHANK low over lockwood + that great call they make.If the water level was not so high they would have landed.

LONDON LIFER

Spoonbills.

The last couple of days have been slow so i have come back with a bang today with my 1st london lifer of the year.SPOONBILL which flew low over lockwood res.(HAPPY DAYS).London list 269,Patch 143.And also this is how i am doing +Patchwork Challenge

79 spp 88 points

A GOOD DAY PATCHING.

 Brent Goose

To get two patch ticks in a day is something i dont do often so 25 BRENT GEESE going north-east over was great but within 30 minutes to get a calling BLACK-TAILED GODWIT low over lockwood was icing on the cake.PATCH 142.I also scored with some migrants today with house martin and Yellow wagtail plus 2 swallows 20+ sand martins and a buzzard.

PATCHBIRDING

Here's how am doing so far with 75 points.

SPRING IS HERE

Sand Martin 

Mandarin Duck 

Not a bad day at the patch with london's 1st summer migrant SAND MARTIN and then shorty after 6 jackdaws both scoring birds.After a couple of more hours of stalking out and with no joy i went on a walk abouts and i scored with a patch mega a pair of MANDARIN DUCKS.62spp 67 points.

The London league.(Patch Birding).

Here's the scores so far, as you can see i am not doing that great but my mega's later on in the year will bring me right to the top.(Kevin M should read 58spp 62 points).