As regular readers of my blog may remember, I only have two seasons, winter and summer. Winter starts when the clocks go back in October. Summer starts on December 21st when the daylight hours start to increase. So today is the last day of my winter.
A spot of dog walking over lunch time, lets hope the sunshine stays.
Another attempt at planet gazing tonight, clouds permitting.
After the latest announcements I don't know what we are now allowed to do. I have never been certain as to what has been "law" and what has been "guidance".
The weather forecast for today was not brilliant, rain spreading from the west. So go east looked a good plan. I waited until reports started to come in before I set off. Nothing new so I went to Filey Dams.
Plenty of sunshine. Lots of little birds in the bushes waiting their turn at the feeders.
Plenty of gulls on the water
then a great black back arrived.
lots of greylags and canada geese,
I could not find the pintail, only a female wigeon
a small flock of pink feet flew in and landed in a field to my left
as I walked back to my car I saw two great spotted woodpeckers but they moved too quickly for me to get a picture. Filey Brigg was my next stop.
Not many birds about so I went to Bempton.
2 short eared owls were hunting in the fields near the visitor centre.
I found it difficult to get the photos due to the light and the way that the birds flew, one minute high in the sky and then low, at one point one flew over my head!
this kestrel was watching events
The light was starting to fade so I made my way home. These gulls were flying in to land in a field near the car park.
Fridays dog walking took us on a new route which included passing the windmill at Holgate.
These are near the main road.
The weather forecast for today was rain spreading from the west, so I headed east.
It was just after 9am when I arrived at the Country Park.
It was very windy as I walked along the top. A few fulmars were flying round near the cliffs and a few birds were on the cliffs,
I was surprised to see lots of guillemots flying around and then noticed that there were lots on the cliffs.
I then went to Filey Dams as it was starting to rain. The water level is quite high so not many areas for waders. A snipe was hiding just about in view behind some vegetation.
wigeon, teal mallards, greylag and canada geese, herring and black headed gulls. Nothing special to see as the birds were sheltering from the wind and rain. A report came through about a velvet scoter near the Brig so I return to the country park.
The rain had increased and the wind was very strong. so I sat in my car and ate lunch. When the rain stopped I walked along the cliff tops, but not for long as the wind was very strong. I could not stand and hold my binoculars so I returned to the car. I went back to the dams where I added tree sparrow and goldfinch to my list.
I decided to back home via the sea front as it was high tide and some birds may be closer to the shore.
I could only see 2 herring gulls so I drove home.