tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3685839824120083792024-03-14T01:21:33.131-07:00Mike's Natural MusingsMike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18040192033821125114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1284125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-43480434843733179062024-03-07T06:19:00.000-08:002024-03-13T07:51:28.816-07:00A Bitter Day at Frampton but the Lesser Yellowlegs Remains.<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The weather had not improved any when Peter and I drew up into the car park at Frampton RSPB Reserve, just south of Boston. Retreating to the cafe with binoculars for hot chocolate we managed to tick off 30 or so species in the warm. Returning to the car, we put all of our winter gear on before setting out. The long staying Lesser Yellowlegs was still on the wet field adjacent to the car park, today being bullied by a solitary ruff. Again there were large numbers of whistling wigeon on the wet grassland as well as displaying flocks of lapwing. Teal and other wildfowl were also present and there was a constant background base note of thousands of brent geese. Periodically hosts of golden plover flew up into the sky to give wonderful displays with flocks of dunlin mixed in. There were whooper swans present along with good numbers of little egret and a couple of great white egret. Great crested grebes were back here as well. We visited all three hides before girding up our loins and climbing up onto the sea wall overlooking the Wash and distant Norfolk. Here we received a thorough blasting from the wind and it was pleasant to drop down into the relative shelter of the bank to return to the visitor centre for tea and bacon bun. Another good day with 42 species.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFr-cUfmwBJ8dwqF598VDNzF2MhcZut9aNOMhcNISWJcqKJQauuzwycOugM_r1WghiJP_sHATp7V554O81w9J8lHAzKEPD3cKN19y-5azSqE9ija27CkqiVYa6IdDTnFOBLLkz7HhMhoO1piKtqcpRdKDW7SovlZxr9inRzKlg8Cn8DXJyS9ZNKbcx2Cs/s2000/Avocet-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFr-cUfmwBJ8dwqF598VDNzF2MhcZut9aNOMhcNISWJcqKJQauuzwycOugM_r1WghiJP_sHATp7V554O81w9J8lHAzKEPD3cKN19y-5azSqE9ija27CkqiVYa6IdDTnFOBLLkz7HhMhoO1piKtqcpRdKDW7SovlZxr9inRzKlg8Cn8DXJyS9ZNKbcx2Cs/s320/Avocet-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Avocet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtFo5K59jLmY4snutYbctu0WHkj9loDRIKBm3F4D5BmYMTWLvqNQjQ6ZvVp5LLCccji1b5eC5Oesd44E5g1jMiZ8DIH6JYpsQeLnIzB7RaEVpc1f8dcwii95W5OsbxOK_P9zz8LSfwHwU8Mx6uZ9JkKabg4zG0x_m7Lj7_JfzfEUrEjU8_VcHgMnQRhY/s2000/Brent-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="2000" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtFo5K59jLmY4snutYbctu0WHkj9loDRIKBm3F4D5BmYMTWLvqNQjQ6ZvVp5LLCccji1b5eC5Oesd44E5g1jMiZ8DIH6JYpsQeLnIzB7RaEVpc1f8dcwii95W5OsbxOK_P9zz8LSfwHwU8Mx6uZ9JkKabg4zG0x_m7Lj7_JfzfEUrEjU8_VcHgMnQRhY/s320/Brent-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A small section of a huge flock of brent geese</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytNC8R8plBbzOyYauzd6tKUK3IbFo7e0L-HHgWtZ6ORBnEMf3MK98IK4dMCbXmyud5Lb8AE4rn6dfefqvXqRenzEnzZFFWeNIPLvs_lksoW9DK21za4ZCpOUj-mkWmZml4clJMWbf5apmAa66zfahsl75NdBXa64yTx-GPCELZ6O3ikZ5f2EbEp104KU/s2000/Dunlin%20--2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytNC8R8plBbzOyYauzd6tKUK3IbFo7e0L-HHgWtZ6ORBnEMf3MK98IK4dMCbXmyud5Lb8AE4rn6dfefqvXqRenzEnzZFFWeNIPLvs_lksoW9DK21za4ZCpOUj-mkWmZml4clJMWbf5apmAa66zfahsl75NdBXa64yTx-GPCELZ6O3ikZ5f2EbEp104KU/s320/Dunlin%20--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dunlin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK54eYrxyJSa8xnkWe6Wb6cHNMONBfljqe38NLnB6X5kxJaf-d7wMhEXmDkpcU0HkWAEEl5eTtASAxRoj0rRo23VA4P7z_8ql9sHOort6NvJCqyalFHZtAWcB3uYTDN3Wyzje_qDWSfiy37QppeKWQvcs41NJEHIM-zDwLhADDOzyIVeOkfzHdMFUKAxQ/s320/Wigeon-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wigeon</div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-34289912827063059772024-03-06T05:57:00.000-08:002024-03-13T07:48:27.421-07:00North Cave Wetlands and East Halton Marsh<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was cold, overcast and drizzling when we parked up along Dryham Lane at North Cave Wetlands, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve just over the river from us. My brother had come to stay for a couple of days birding and the weather was disappointing to say the least. We had picked Brian up at Keelby on the way and now our first port of call was coffee and cake at the excellent Little Butty Bus.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Undaunted by the weather, we set off around the reserve. We had not gone far before we came across our first brambling. The feeding stations on the reserve had been closed down but there were still a reasonable number of bramblings and siskins remaining. It was good to see great crested grebes back on the Village Lake; these handsome birds are starting to return to their breeding sites and we should soon be treated to some exotic and elaborate courtship displays. We were delighted to hear a green woodpecker yaffling too. We called in at the Turret Hide and were pleased to see a kingfisher zip by, a blur of red and brilliant turquoise. Like everywhere else the reserve was very wet and muddy and we were pleased to have wellies on. On the west path we had exceptionally close views of siskin and reed bunting and managed to take some photos.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Back at the car it was time for wild garlic soup and, from the Little Butty Bus, bacon buns. Next it was time to head on to our next destination: returning over the river to Winter's Pit and East Halton Marsh. We briefly came out of the murk but drove back into it when we turned off the A180 for Winter's. Although we were only here and at Skitter Ness for an hour we were delighted to see 36 species including the marsh harrier and goldeneye again as well as hearing the strident calls of a couple of cetti's warblers. It was good to see that the great crested grebes were back here too.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHy329ZKa8FgZlx4AXc4M1qo2SKTOzoi0ZfHOc34SmmODWwIrpSC_3IIP4vtn6tjURWVWc-4-pCzw-hZ_NKQJA74iWyYGsy4gZXl929rJecshuqHUUiGBsiHg2fIsq088BAS6-Juaib_F_0_QKAZYPwEQDuiH0WPyUA5MrnqX6adX87CCJG7oJJ-Q0QQo/s2000/Reed%20Bunting--2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHy329ZKa8FgZlx4AXc4M1qo2SKTOzoi0ZfHOc34SmmODWwIrpSC_3IIP4vtn6tjURWVWc-4-pCzw-hZ_NKQJA74iWyYGsy4gZXl929rJecshuqHUUiGBsiHg2fIsq088BAS6-Juaib_F_0_QKAZYPwEQDuiH0WPyUA5MrnqX6adX87CCJG7oJJ-Q0QQo/s320/Reed%20Bunting--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male siskin, North Cave Wetlands</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ES4q_GDI_6auzGryzSVa8k2sDPraTYI_DqdbPsfFDGDoKDSpvg1SwjSONh61scz18fjjjG5k9a3opqkBjGOrACCjCriJu4OSO6KNo-eCjuXzo78wgJThbVGJCUDGNw7RfWeCiyoWe-W7LmM7Y_XotqaA1awJj8ybZ2bz-etnrjuxlgGOOvrBdhFey_s/s2000/Reed%20Bunting-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ES4q_GDI_6auzGryzSVa8k2sDPraTYI_DqdbPsfFDGDoKDSpvg1SwjSONh61scz18fjjjG5k9a3opqkBjGOrACCjCriJu4OSO6KNo-eCjuXzo78wgJThbVGJCUDGNw7RfWeCiyoWe-W7LmM7Y_XotqaA1awJj8ybZ2bz-etnrjuxlgGOOvrBdhFey_s/s320/Reed%20Bunting-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reed Bunting, North Cave Wetlands</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2rRtlBDJDXT1_vYohgl7BoM2TXweM7CYkrca_dxrrhh38GS-jX84MUYXVwSx5YdVj8layxrBW20GOFQ9w12JnO5xlwVkxlFQjHlyE3Ldurcpj7kypH6pcj8CnFvghp4qI_0UUzr2DFBbdKBUz8CkQNZ5nbeH67UgQ1SJ4gMfodJ1vp9P1TEQAWFckN8/s2000/Siskin--2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2rRtlBDJDXT1_vYohgl7BoM2TXweM7CYkrca_dxrrhh38GS-jX84MUYXVwSx5YdVj8layxrBW20GOFQ9w12JnO5xlwVkxlFQjHlyE3Ldurcpj7kypH6pcj8CnFvghp4qI_0UUzr2DFBbdKBUz8CkQNZ5nbeH67UgQ1SJ4gMfodJ1vp9P1TEQAWFckN8/s320/Siskin--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male siskin, North Cave Wetlands</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJYNy8uqq70NEWoYYGQnl3bMxdnvsspSH_jZmJ-1OQKG8bh5fVJ9z-zSBzvyohxWtQ2khQgV6Oq-K0et_GEnps1MwQptCvOhM3dHsqPb-3Cy1cZf-LnWhAsvD07v8KgQsWyKkLXbwyXC9iPVJ1K401hHCAsMp7NtqtDqZLbHzZX0cw32rJYo0ekHYbFg/s2000/Siskin-.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJYNy8uqq70NEWoYYGQnl3bMxdnvsspSH_jZmJ-1OQKG8bh5fVJ9z-zSBzvyohxWtQ2khQgV6Oq-K0et_GEnps1MwQptCvOhM3dHsqPb-3Cy1cZf-LnWhAsvD07v8KgQsWyKkLXbwyXC9iPVJ1K401hHCAsMp7NtqtDqZLbHzZX0cw32rJYo0ekHYbFg/s320/Siskin-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male siskin, North Cave Wetlands</div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-11485482693552818912024-02-25T05:34:00.000-08:002024-03-13T07:44:58.712-07:00A Wolds Walk and Topping Up the Feeding Station<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was a sunny morning as Heather and I set off on our walk around Cadeby in the Lincolnshire Wolds. It is only a short walk and one that we have done before but it was on the way to the feeding station wood so was convenient on two fronts. Although sunny, it was still only 9C and the brisk south-easterly wind made it feel chilly. It was feeling more spring-like, however, and we found our first celendines and violets in flower and hawthorn was beginning to come into leaf. As we approached our starting point we first heard and then saw a good sized flock of fieldfares; my first this year. These large, colourful winter thrushes will be leaving us soon to head to their breeding territories further north.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In the feeding station wood dog's mercury was in flower and the wild garlic or ramsons was coming into leaf. After topping up the feeding station we collected a bag of wild garlic to be made into wild garlic soup and pesto.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtikS2jorOWncnw2YtVYPbjCbeDxtchjDd52lbN4D6YDNa0CKY0cqil-Xh3wXxlDK3Q5A5BTRgGyy94OHadIKH9sfaRUCflG6f7Q60zcM6lHaMoyYN6UFqJyqenhlL83QprX63Ip9wNhrKopvs7e9uokkKUq32NbCcWRsgr3n2z9NnkuPaTGVFVEJBfEI/s4032/20240225_105540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtikS2jorOWncnw2YtVYPbjCbeDxtchjDd52lbN4D6YDNa0CKY0cqil-Xh3wXxlDK3Q5A5BTRgGyy94OHadIKH9sfaRUCflG6f7Q60zcM6lHaMoyYN6UFqJyqenhlL83QprX63Ip9wNhrKopvs7e9uokkKUq32NbCcWRsgr3n2z9NnkuPaTGVFVEJBfEI/s320/20240225_105540.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Valley Wood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1284" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUd2nRGRPJNXahaQONS-fOoBAEEivo0ALdG4WKrjOFLDLNzQON8Yg-yOjA3LUJB09pyhG-dS-DykYxKGyfcm57y6sR7gJS_ervCvEqnxUiGmT2J_gZboN9j-ZUCEmh6u3irE4zVGwdWyUooZANKKSiMptshu9t6pHOzbKYdR1tSFq1DA-Jk-ajRVAnQQ4/s320/Fieldfare-7083.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fieldfare, Immingham</div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-90210794692472526742024-02-23T04:09:00.000-08:002024-03-13T07:38:30.759-07:00A Cold and Blustery day on the Humber Bank.<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The sun was trying to break through on 23rd February as Brian and I parked up at Winter's Pit, adjacent to East Halton Marsh and tucked in under the Humber Bank. We deemed it too wet to walk along the track at the back of the marsh, in fact much of the marsh is totally flooded, to an extent that I had not seen before. It was a scene reminiscent of some of Peter Scott's wildlife paintings of bleak, flooded marsh with the sky full of wildfowl. Among many other species there were hundreds of wigeon, their whistling calls adding to the wildness of the day. Culews called as they flew back and forth and every so often a wheeling flock of lapwings would lift off, their strident peewit calls taking me back to my Lincolnshire childhood. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As we walked alongside the pit we caught a glimpse of a marsh harrier before it dropped down behind the trees. The pair of goldeneye ducks on the lake was particularly pleasing. I love the courtship display of the male bird as it thows back its head and splashes with its feet. The male is a handsome black and white with a greenish gloss on the head. The white patch behind the bill is particularly noticeable as are the black stripes on the flank. The female is more muted with a chocolate brown head and buff back and flanks. Both sexes have the stunning gold eye. Although a few birds breed in Scotland most are migratory returning to Scandinavia and northern Russia to breed in holes in trees by lakes or rivers.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Walking up onto the sea wall we were immediately blasted by the cold south-eastery wind which seemed to catches in both directions. We persevered, however, and walked up to the Skitter Beck where I was pleased to see that the avocets were back. All in all a good morning with 36 species seen.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52zkgTxdWL_hj877_bSvcIF8FQWk2R2D2U-Vs8gi9xc58s5GpzpZbpCm4Ho6oClsTxTQtDPAYaUXUkpJC7Xy6ghxifdhy9PGUqkm_wmyOyxl6waNvBztCJ8KrTDWp18Zd46q45qnZV47Tc04mxUzfL-NeJtrlfjQ-9UYr76nbXk8VfRlsvX63uZ0JWzg/s1000/Female%20goldeneye-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="1000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi52zkgTxdWL_hj877_bSvcIF8FQWk2R2D2U-Vs8gi9xc58s5GpzpZbpCm4Ho6oClsTxTQtDPAYaUXUkpJC7Xy6ghxifdhy9PGUqkm_wmyOyxl6waNvBztCJ8KrTDWp18Zd46q45qnZV47Tc04mxUzfL-NeJtrlfjQ-9UYr76nbXk8VfRlsvX63uZ0JWzg/s320/Female%20goldeneye-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Female goldeneye, Far Ings </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaEQnRSZVsr1R2onmgodPI2YPfE9d9KpNOYaV9taYF-BYH5v_dCjizQ3OV9W0xJUtjgJARvIvD-RzEnHCTk-pQUNUpHx_gxPWc33xQvzjzr43TJZhyluv21n10HRge2AlAfsVn_dgMX0f1qXNDnT1hLx12zYy4I8NwDVpYDUY_UyIALoJ4nis6cdOmHg/s1284/Goldeneye-8567.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="856" data-original-width="1284" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaEQnRSZVsr1R2onmgodPI2YPfE9d9KpNOYaV9taYF-BYH5v_dCjizQ3OV9W0xJUtjgJARvIvD-RzEnHCTk-pQUNUpHx_gxPWc33xQvzjzr43TJZhyluv21n10HRge2AlAfsVn_dgMX0f1qXNDnT1hLx12zYy4I8NwDVpYDUY_UyIALoJ4nis6cdOmHg/s320/Goldeneye-8567.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male goldeneye, Frampton</div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-89710107475412828262024-02-19T06:53:00.000-08:002024-03-13T07:40:47.151-07:00Colour Ringed Black-tailed Godwit on the Humber Bank<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A rare dry day today and high tide (although a neap one) tempted me to a couple of hours at Novartis Ings and on the Humber Bank. 27 species were seen including a very loud cetti's warlbler and again a very large flock of golden plover; this time up by the dock wall. There were large numbers of waders about, mainly redshank, dunlin and black-tailed godwit. On examining the only (poor photograph) I took, I was surprised to see a colour ringed godwit in the top right of the image. Posting the photograph on X has provided the response that it is a bird first ringed on the Wash in 2010.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfW0oMa7ke7PwahS40_HAJNoJn2BclR-z8MWWaKxvK63sn4YAcf6nyoUuSBpTNyQrsoJVN8VdUt30Rk-i35aT6_tJGpR-hrcBIoCHAn291t8IkWi-eGecu7bIPfL_j4gHCco1EYfU1YGAlseU6n495J-L8XRCpLMwQDr9ezpqGAL-OGgMGQEushCZ780/s2000/Dunlin%20and%20Blackwit--2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfW0oMa7ke7PwahS40_HAJNoJn2BclR-z8MWWaKxvK63sn4YAcf6nyoUuSBpTNyQrsoJVN8VdUt30Rk-i35aT6_tJGpR-hrcBIoCHAn291t8IkWi-eGecu7bIPfL_j4gHCco1EYfU1YGAlseU6n495J-L8XRCpLMwQDr9ezpqGAL-OGgMGQEushCZ780/s320/Dunlin%20and%20Blackwit--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-9598672160500449172024-02-17T06:42:00.000-08:002024-02-22T06:53:43.386-08:00Winter Feeding Station Photography.<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> Another overcast day with some drizzle today but as the feeders needed topping up I decided to stay and photograph. The light was not good but I was pleased I stayed as I had 3 visits from the woodpeckers: female twice and male once. The male was also drumming nearby. Annoyingly I was unprepared each time and missed the best shots. Plenty of other birds were visiting including at least two nuthatches.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The snowdrops and aconites are nearly over now but arum leaves and wild garlic are just coming through; it will soon be time for wild garlic soup and pesto. Dog's Mercury is in flower now.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPA3XQS8EtRFlPf10vdMV9y-uVtqCK_k6nIXzW3lZ88c0faJeyPo5sAHlUPR2jZR5v1gs3DvWuetGHgq6nJXc1719TBAky8TidovnIlx2_RUYd5mTTHyTnvXAfpaTIzoKsxKZwQOtr1B6NoZZQmCUr226Qc3j5wDuj89cmHC_EAnPH97f8Y4R8mIDsls/s2000/Blue%20Tit--2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPA3XQS8EtRFlPf10vdMV9y-uVtqCK_k6nIXzW3lZ88c0faJeyPo5sAHlUPR2jZR5v1gs3DvWuetGHgq6nJXc1719TBAky8TidovnIlx2_RUYd5mTTHyTnvXAfpaTIzoKsxKZwQOtr1B6NoZZQmCUr226Qc3j5wDuj89cmHC_EAnPH97f8Y4R8mIDsls/s320/Blue%20Tit--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue tit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ptKF_EtSPGLP7CV7-EGW3kxA19vJhuJ1Brr4paVDM4eTiYAMROdKTFYtGX4LnzgKa8gccpnSB2vt_rBPKbbZT2QUZKEWaoM8S46xAdkoe5MkvrQB8392XJlTLk7lf-ODl5gbj98UKzeCihmSirV3U4Dz6lm_Pl9q48NKq7GsDmcI7-ExaYwTqHtaHwM/s2000/Blue%20Tit--3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">A beautiful afternoon encouraged a walk around the local patch: the cemetery and woodland burial ground. Although sunny it felt cool at 7C in the chill wind. It was also wet with many of the paths flooded. Highlights were the female great spotted woodpecker, the large numbers of goldfinches that were about and a pair of bullfinches.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxAQqgzOkimpcJi8RXcPvxEAQw2kuDe_NhUoehkGQcj1YdcmM32ncFw6NeIPr22WUc1u3LdSEStLQ_dDGtD8USJjdi7v9VonOfJ-rwQlbzp9_Lqj4GcJ2W7-xbqPWv2s8JEQ942x1g3wG9ASkXPRQFLlSF5rZYQJPKWXhsTNCChtaMmzp6BVjC-JYojE/s4032/20240212_142725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxAQqgzOkimpcJi8RXcPvxEAQw2kuDe_NhUoehkGQcj1YdcmM32ncFw6NeIPr22WUc1u3LdSEStLQ_dDGtD8USJjdi7v9VonOfJ-rwQlbzp9_Lqj4GcJ2W7-xbqPWv2s8JEQ942x1g3wG9ASkXPRQFLlSF5rZYQJPKWXhsTNCChtaMmzp6BVjC-JYojE/s320/20240212_142725.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Entrance to the Woodland Burial Ground</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">Although the day began with fog over the Lincolnshire Wolds, as we approached Boston it cleared to give a mild and largely sunny day. As is so often the case here, the overriding memory is one of wheeling flocks of waders and geese and the echoing calls of birds over the marsh: the whistling of wigeon, peewit calls of lapwings, bubbling song of curlew and the more gutteral calling of brent geese. The first bird seen and photographed was a superb kestrel hovering over the car park.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXycuCFLivJ4bjd0EaxY8b93obGUvaMuyuyvHwafJ9e3dPlUdJiV8pqhNuVbI6Vny8_xLp_I9tKKUeWDspE9a8ijOb_oNfeRuY2VzPFI90GVYfdsm4yhTFlfjHsuW8NmkcCKw9m5JlZZ7FCR3ao23Gs-buDkXHhYbauNDaaP5hREu7PaygR8cHBdfUvsU/s2000/Kestrel--2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXycuCFLivJ4bjd0EaxY8b93obGUvaMuyuyvHwafJ9e3dPlUdJiV8pqhNuVbI6Vny8_xLp_I9tKKUeWDspE9a8ijOb_oNfeRuY2VzPFI90GVYfdsm4yhTFlfjHsuW8NmkcCKw9m5JlZZ7FCR3ao23Gs-buDkXHhYbauNDaaP5hREu7PaygR8cHBdfUvsU/s320/Kestrel--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz7wlJiKCgN8P4RBX2DxQbwpwSX5GTYUHJi1MozjrM9BAERtRubpa2HV-aRl5yWXVuMFrSXfrqSU2zqiWHaHY3YjITRfM94GZr6-r68i0nxI5tPnDTIIvN3_yMuLLFStjOf26kDdnyOPIhBqlQgP1ICSEhaUhyXtK9NQ3mGTbC7-XE7wTo8Hpvak3vcM/s2000/Kestrel-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz7wlJiKCgN8P4RBX2DxQbwpwSX5GTYUHJi1MozjrM9BAERtRubpa2HV-aRl5yWXVuMFrSXfrqSU2zqiWHaHY3YjITRfM94GZr6-r68i0nxI5tPnDTIIvN3_yMuLLFStjOf26kDdnyOPIhBqlQgP1ICSEhaUhyXtK9NQ3mGTbC7-XE7wTo8Hpvak3vcM/s320/Kestrel-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">The day began, as usual with coffee in the excellent cafe and an unsuccessful attempt at locating the, by now, famous lesser yellowlegs. Giving up on this American vagrant we made our way to the 360 Hide before returning at 12.30 to satisfy the grumbling in stomachs. The bacon bun was excellent and this time the yellowlegs turned up trumps giving plenty of close-up opportunities for photography. I am ambivalent about these odd rarities; the chances of this bird finding a made or its way back to America are neglible. 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font-size: x-large;">Following lunch we headed down to the sea wall where we made our way to the East Hide and returned to the visitor centre via the 360 Hide. During this walk we were able to feast our senses on the wealth of birds present. Arriving back at the centre we were ready for a cup of tea during which we were treated to the sudden arrival of a flock of whooper swans which landed just in front of us. The light had nearly gone now but there was just enough to secure a record shot.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSIAYce-_qwN4gM18Su78HTcikRlWLVtbVne6cgcuUU3u7XXvID8HDkvkIJ_NCVGpr_R6CB00GA9LJ4C-3nFME-2deOnz2xjxKtreE3qF44PQsv5C0cg32jGQG8ujbcRoKE0BRTrGcu1iWvy6V-doa5vHoFMOyTKdY5F1kL0wZ4U31gFSweEq6GU6gDE/s2000/Avocet--2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheSIAYce-_qwN4gM18Su78HTcikRlWLVtbVne6cgcuUU3u7XXvID8HDkvkIJ_NCVGpr_R6CB00GA9LJ4C-3nFME-2deOnz2xjxKtreE3qF44PQsv5C0cg32jGQG8ujbcRoKE0BRTrGcu1iWvy6V-doa5vHoFMOyTKdY5F1kL0wZ4U31gFSweEq6GU6gDE/s320/Avocet--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Avocet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlk0zIoeySz3iIPgwrSHsIhnL2bUiyF-yv45Pow9Z-YWexvNA26IerS8ikznH9lBfoIdPW_h9Kr3tkBYjI1y-VskUQxR0CrQqhrC16pU9y-zhNbF1LmIbhLcP5vfqYS9jTSG3qEIc9Ex62UI2-_R2LfOF_gXNylJXYcehTGkrHsQjVknNEIal3buc1xCo/s2000/Avocet-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">The day began overcast but as the afternoon wore on the sun came out to give magnificent light. Heather's brother and his wife were staying with us and were keen to visit this excellent location. There were still large numbers of brambling at the feeders and it was good to see a good few siskins. Tree sparrows were still present in good numbers and we enjoyed some close views of bullfinch. We saw 41 bird species in all, highlights being siskin and brambling.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BP7ciE-Nmp7ixADQYJJ1PrsH4YSaSizwcRANMY_RbuUFdLGB2brteJ8dEOyMMZzLsguLGCZ26i3yIcxkBtxt5JVsZjRgCO2FuvDnGfEjCy24PMYFMTH9BoSp5kj8LMsBCk585r8vDXJu7MEHVjJ91X1-V5MlwpU0_QKcagD0MjoMRU3Roq5u48-IMnQ/s6000/Brambling--2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BP7ciE-Nmp7ixADQYJJ1PrsH4YSaSizwcRANMY_RbuUFdLGB2brteJ8dEOyMMZzLsguLGCZ26i3yIcxkBtxt5JVsZjRgCO2FuvDnGfEjCy24PMYFMTH9BoSp5kj8LMsBCk585r8vDXJu7MEHVjJ91X1-V5MlwpU0_QKcagD0MjoMRU3Roq5u48-IMnQ/s320/Brambling--2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brambling</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyikeWhRa4sMxMyKdmABeMvyZwNAA7Aoe95B6tmrvcIMmivTGUikhx8noIWrkFHKN0MEm0VHFpdV6YzDJ8FtE6NgcDryelEZhjXWoVh3cEJfZz8r6PDAYoQT3zG-od9PZtU7u3haJxjTTlKSPflZVclQj6ku6eW7I8NUGNv0EVF6qUHx8nuEYJn7RUeJ8/s6000/Brambling-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyikeWhRa4sMxMyKdmABeMvyZwNAA7Aoe95B6tmrvcIMmivTGUikhx8noIWrkFHKN0MEm0VHFpdV6YzDJ8FtE6NgcDryelEZhjXWoVh3cEJfZz8r6PDAYoQT3zG-od9PZtU7u3haJxjTTlKSPflZVclQj6ku6eW7I8NUGNv0EVF6qUHx8nuEYJn7RUeJ8/s320/Brambling-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Brambling</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8IQSWPv1WD5WdHLwKfO9CNvigAp6oqIh63s2ez-Gh29zDru52J3rED1Fqms2efIwDlb44ZndBCXxVXBIRRRqa29bOILOOqQK-YxMUuEqFw24haFjN6g5ITdOhFERzgV37AdTKwy9jGNG3_WaAZYjtBSu5pPFMMDryTSpTb67YaIXZB4bQalNQO1FNrw/s6000/Siskin-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8IQSWPv1WD5WdHLwKfO9CNvigAp6oqIh63s2ez-Gh29zDru52J3rED1Fqms2efIwDlb44ZndBCXxVXBIRRRqa29bOILOOqQK-YxMUuEqFw24haFjN6g5ITdOhFERzgV37AdTKwy9jGNG3_WaAZYjtBSu5pPFMMDryTSpTb67YaIXZB4bQalNQO1FNrw/s320/Siskin-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Siskin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqhQasR6YiuA9zyZXf6uMhWr4S57p9gdn71UAQNxP03oaHGzjLhIn95CJaxOiaMlfhqh-bLtzLBKvLbWhyphenhyphen-isyyiacgpkP9z5Mt86-2BCJOYfq4sK60PuTM0AMhwfol_UgRwGK-I37dfAsdfNczDuMMfHXR401ukQ-MfITvb5NhPEZ0CMtadKa6fZ9DI/s6000/Teal-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqhQasR6YiuA9zyZXf6uMhWr4S57p9gdn71UAQNxP03oaHGzjLhIn95CJaxOiaMlfhqh-bLtzLBKvLbWhyphenhyphen-isyyiacgpkP9z5Mt86-2BCJOYfq4sK60PuTM0AMhwfol_UgRwGK-I37dfAsdfNczDuMMfHXR401ukQ-MfITvb5NhPEZ0CMtadKa6fZ9DI/s320/Teal-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Teal</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKWGDik6fRai1B4TTkfxTknHLOkt3FBN5RNU0yisE4Xpm-v8pc_XKOtCUV1sKvKIFO9lzRIp0JGG7gcbAryPYGq3oQ8stYRwFciCYjAhfA-2Up1aZcGRUAsjREsgjgo1iRNhKC_HIgHObZMonAGFI2CjvXHAVP-sYZtawYsNG9Jvza9YM96i6pdXBbGo/s6000/Tree%20Sparrow-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKWGDik6fRai1B4TTkfxTknHLOkt3FBN5RNU0yisE4Xpm-v8pc_XKOtCUV1sKvKIFO9lzRIp0JGG7gcbAryPYGq3oQ8stYRwFciCYjAhfA-2Up1aZcGRUAsjREsgjgo1iRNhKC_HIgHObZMonAGFI2CjvXHAVP-sYZtawYsNG9Jvza9YM96i6pdXBbGo/s320/Tree%20Sparrow-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Tree Sparrow</div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-77343740052583988372024-02-01T08:40:00.000-08:002024-02-05T08:48:00.034-08:00A short session at the feeding station.<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A quick trip out the the wood to top up the feeders gave me enough time for an hour in the hide. The feeders were buzzing with activity, largely tits but a couple of nuthatches are coming down. There seems to be much more activity than the last few years - good to see. There was an atmosphere of spring in the wood: snowdrops and aconites in flower and birds singing especially a very vocal great tit. A wren visited briefly but there is still no sign of a woodpecker. It was bright sun but chilly at 7C.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-QyJQWCyN4mxlEbDwkBKnUKR6JH11yS8aN2DsLfSlOIe9hiHLqVxWfAyjYJoDaP8bINkcTLEoPkaOTPqsqU0zcn5DvxPvHA6N4aohAaAZeqNSs_6lg72OeIZYDFr-tVDAzOxKMw8QtjD7_eAxo1BuVU3o9RX6tUDICGBIaD4Hgrt6H2f-y9wTJBUT-I/s6000/Blue%20Tit--2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-QyJQWCyN4mxlEbDwkBKnUKR6JH11yS8aN2DsLfSlOIe9hiHLqVxWfAyjYJoDaP8bINkcTLEoPkaOTPqsqU0zcn5DvxPvHA6N4aohAaAZeqNSs_6lg72OeIZYDFr-tVDAzOxKMw8QtjD7_eAxo1BuVU3o9RX6tUDICGBIaD4Hgrt6H2f-y9wTJBUT-I/s320/Blue%20Tit--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue Tit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGANFfUwWPO59EuJepQkKuGpIOBX7gqi6U34L599IKpbROyXlV8-BRUm9umGJmS-bRbrF-RCWSJ9uwdB90Ul1qZcz4xp9-_prL5MP-oOpRLhfZ0TTN2Yb4GbhjGrbD7yQ1MdjEWGWkka-Fdg_eeZKt_mXDWPvrYgYS6okJPOUhjQWDpf3lEmwp1qd1Zo/s6000/Blue%20Tit--3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">Making the most of a trip to the tip, I decided to visit Novartis Ings and the Humber Bank. Although overcast and cold (7C) the sky cleared during the afternoon to give wonderful light. I was pleased to find the hide open (apparently from 8.30 - 2.30) and if it is closed viewing stations have been created in the fence - excellent.) as the tide was out there was not a lot to see on the Ings but there was plenty of wader activity on the Humber mud. I saw 28 bird species the highlight being a huge flock of golden plover which at one point wheeled into the air before settling to roost again, a magnificent sight.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3WgODUyUztRZV68pf0KYTDZWNg1IXeWDFdENICPTxoqDlKXm1Nh-ezUKYxRItJPNbqymWEh-_gpSTAYUBaDnx88M_Zmy421lwQmS6qWnNWERPJVZUH1UegqUuyw9yjqT_f5aXSiMlfSvP2kOQ4cb5KITd4vY2YMVVgATkZUMq2rWXIAlY5KTcfrPEBM/s6000/Humber%20Bank-526.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="6000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL3WgODUyUztRZV68pf0KYTDZWNg1IXeWDFdENICPTxoqDlKXm1Nh-ezUKYxRItJPNbqymWEh-_gpSTAYUBaDnx88M_Zmy421lwQmS6qWnNWERPJVZUH1UegqUuyw9yjqT_f5aXSiMlfSvP2kOQ4cb5KITd4vY2YMVVgATkZUMq2rWXIAlY5KTcfrPEBM/s320/Humber%20Bank-526.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Novartis Ings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLet-LUgOmCnkvQD6EyOqeuIaMFrPTQ9G0cCZpfXEQwZhuTrWg_cyP4YgcZNXFmROvolEzO2N6ybZaa-c3x9vmaWx31rn7jkdj1a8iE2q3rPfUES7TOYb4ZueJjj5QLGEyRMmFgMaJPq6RI7sftvC_5V33VKLmIcLcyPUeKTHUZm1LAQ_L_5_1H7QoqA/s6000/Humber%20Bank-527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="6000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGLet-LUgOmCnkvQD6EyOqeuIaMFrPTQ9G0cCZpfXEQwZhuTrWg_cyP4YgcZNXFmROvolEzO2N6ybZaa-c3x9vmaWx31rn7jkdj1a8iE2q3rPfUES7TOYb4ZueJjj5QLGEyRMmFgMaJPq6RI7sftvC_5V33VKLmIcLcyPUeKTHUZm1LAQ_L_5_1H7QoqA/s320/Humber%20Bank-527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Novartis Ings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4v6UXSV6k3PMVo26U3BxIIykYBosoQ5GvLvFfLoCxzYmWINglUKtM15w6pF_olaa85hm7j_3GDVA7CpABSmqNO3fpiwSU5dUyipwqTNMb7YaM6cJ0ssyX-9V1ZyBZwUFGijb6PSfW0VMDEKM3h23YDlGuMA3YIR4Y1LNQ2A1BxKDawu4YU413o5i7NM/s6000/Humber%20Bank-529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="6000" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4v6UXSV6k3PMVo26U3BxIIykYBosoQ5GvLvFfLoCxzYmWINglUKtM15w6pF_olaa85hm7j_3GDVA7CpABSmqNO3fpiwSU5dUyipwqTNMb7YaM6cJ0ssyX-9V1ZyBZwUFGijb6PSfW0VMDEKM3h23YDlGuMA3YIR4Y1LNQ2A1BxKDawu4YU413o5i7NM/s320/Humber%20Bank-529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A large flock of golden plover on the Humber mud.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxGJcCfjf9F_FOXcJTAtZvwv0cEB-3jmNLZH4I69ZLwyIy81eJtgeZ4P1m5a8ZAFyu0dXICCJ33sbsQyPSdEsQQ_o5nhV2CKwcRs3ruWBh6nY8-rx7HevLf5Ej22WY4I9OiN-_L2NdvrmALLcc34MVqsuSdGWHh2SgFGCcOIu1tlu1U302KoZ6c1CawY/s6000/Humber%20Bank-534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="6000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxGJcCfjf9F_FOXcJTAtZvwv0cEB-3jmNLZH4I69ZLwyIy81eJtgeZ4P1m5a8ZAFyu0dXICCJ33sbsQyPSdEsQQ_o5nhV2CKwcRs3ruWBh6nY8-rx7HevLf5Ej22WY4I9OiN-_L2NdvrmALLcc34MVqsuSdGWHh2SgFGCcOIu1tlu1U302KoZ6c1CawY/s320/Humber%20Bank-534.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Looking towards Immingham</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk-H8cennlHR8GnnwEVQSHvqjauM5G_eSMsj4uUIekQNirxFUYRJ1lowAmZq_0wZfPiZwibCVd2YG9gy-OpYDD8WzOY53GGSPHlrt2Lt8y9KZs6ZTWUO72goDyZEqa6l5qWwpIgA2K4H2UjRnI17-5zE1L3jg4j0c5O_S5jsxbW_wNmCUAgIFpwOQM7A/s6000/Humber%20Bank-535.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="6000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMk-H8cennlHR8GnnwEVQSHvqjauM5G_eSMsj4uUIekQNirxFUYRJ1lowAmZq_0wZfPiZwibCVd2YG9gy-OpYDD8WzOY53GGSPHlrt2Lt8y9KZs6ZTWUO72goDyZEqa6l5qWwpIgA2K4H2UjRnI17-5zE1L3jg4j0c5O_S5jsxbW_wNmCUAgIFpwOQM7A/s320/Humber%20Bank-535.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Grimsby dock tower in the distance.</div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-84918425305312271612024-01-29T06:46:00.000-08:002024-02-05T06:53:44.263-08:00An overdue walk around the local patch.<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A dull, grey day but mild at 12C. I misjudged my timing, starting out too late. Not only did I lose the light but I found myself locked in and had to go a long way round to get out. I managed 15 bird species, highlights being a singing song thrush and goldfinches feeding on the alders. The regular aconites were in flower on the usual grave and lichens added a splash of colour on a dull day.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMNpsfRve6oX6_CehMSi8xfcmI9idLQGrb8n5tZ6odDrmD0u7Kqb94pY4c-chF7ejBiXaF8QBWAp96pRrmu_2CQxYR2uX8ibQrEzmxSY2zjl9kPM6x1LOUJibSCJqaK64Z0HmzPVaXI77d5VuOv-TM0v1EqeVzeib4HiB4OuTNB2-UFPiqqKfxI0pk-s/s6000/Cemetery-499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMNpsfRve6oX6_CehMSi8xfcmI9idLQGrb8n5tZ6odDrmD0u7Kqb94pY4c-chF7ejBiXaF8QBWAp96pRrmu_2CQxYR2uX8ibQrEzmxSY2zjl9kPM6x1LOUJibSCJqaK64Z0HmzPVaXI77d5VuOv-TM0v1EqeVzeib4HiB4OuTNB2-UFPiqqKfxI0pk-s/s320/Cemetery-499.jpg" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; 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I quickly gathered all of my gear, donned the wellies and set off into the reserve. The viewing platform opposite the Butty Van, overlooking Village Lake, is always a useful place to start. As usual there were good numbers of wildfowl including wigeon, teal, mallard, coot, tufted duck and gadwall. I love to hear the whistling of the wigeon and the bubbling call of curlew echoed over the lake. There were plentiful small birds in the hedge and on the feeders too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiegCJTo2Q-dM80QhrvBU0vJ_pmiUqpDF1uWUER9FAFZr7Vvg8gaCdKO2TNiAT5opZx7R519k_k53rIf_XZQxmilSkZgdpuS7sNC2n3BeeQ9O5ClZmSXg3e7s422PXHRWQ_dcUBaZfNMGaXQ5Du6X_Kiz8QYsY6y1Zz-zIrnYA5098p1aPuh_4E0CC2Vwc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="1652" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiegCJTo2Q-dM80QhrvBU0vJ_pmiUqpDF1uWUER9FAFZr7Vvg8gaCdKO2TNiAT5opZx7R519k_k53rIf_XZQxmilSkZgdpuS7sNC2n3BeeQ9O5ClZmSXg3e7s422PXHRWQ_dcUBaZfNMGaXQ5Du6X_Kiz8QYsY6y1Zz-zIrnYA5098p1aPuh_4E0CC2Vwc" width="316" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> I was keen to move on and get to the maize field feeders where 50+ brambling were said to be found. I was not disappointed. As I arrived there was a whirring of wings and everything disappeared but the birds quickly returned including the bramblings. I was delighted; apart from a brief glimpse of some at Whisby last year I hadn't seen any of these colourful finches for years. At a quick glance they could be mistaken for chaffinches but they are more orange and far more colourful. As far as we are concerned bramblings are winter visitors to our shores breeding in upland birch forest in Fenno-Scandia. I was delighted to see a fair number of tree sparrows here as well as all the other usual suspects to a winter feeding station.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn4GOZXuLE7Ku0ngIpfgp0L8tRI4XFzj2ChMJe5DWQLyrt0ozT6R-XhaFyrQC2-JQPxSfkYwep_Vimv5rqfL3275-fZgVpFJrm5cHtG0PZZKcRsThO_UCro3IOix7_JuFO17rpT6lCnvSCCzErP9PsP3hj0JQ8LcYm7m6zZGpxYEITTyTKcms3iDRwcs/s6000/Brambling--2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn4GOZXuLE7Ku0ngIpfgp0L8tRI4XFzj2ChMJe5DWQLyrt0ozT6R-XhaFyrQC2-JQPxSfkYwep_Vimv5rqfL3275-fZgVpFJrm5cHtG0PZZKcRsThO_UCro3IOix7_JuFO17rpT6lCnvSCCzErP9PsP3hj0JQ8LcYm7m6zZGpxYEITTyTKcms3iDRwcs/s320/Brambling--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1eV4QM6cGfTpkMQ0cfTwz__7Zxz_kIy_lcUsoFp64-7Iz9HFVE8iyLaZNy19HqGLwnyrAwk8CZUtxagfPTg1fJWak0bMIFNYbUFlm1gOHlBhBsnlv75Gwhh_5_dgMvKWreoMJA8RcFMxS85F09EZgwsRqxgtWKkLSVXA1_4uGElHqX_gW8aeh8CBeSE/s6000/Brambling--3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">Having secured plenty of photographs I continued on my way around the reserve. I was pleased to see that the two egyptian geese were still present on the flooded fields to the north of the reserve.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokIUJOfIMFubjkkp_hsi8ja8QNXB4XdjRykJssR2Nm55GFtFcD-DY4KpOzt0UNIUtdYOBjSXHCS-1rB_NQvo2AjYp-DIyuEjqxBaaEEwC_CXTQgi6pr1wrFhqI96jyj0PKTFFr2bXGwgGpt8vmd_i8NfQnRU9_evD8fTf6Q471OZmfrMa5ArVs2lxz88/s6000/Egyptian%20Goose-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjokIUJOfIMFubjkkp_hsi8ja8QNXB4XdjRykJssR2Nm55GFtFcD-DY4KpOzt0UNIUtdYOBjSXHCS-1rB_NQvo2AjYp-DIyuEjqxBaaEEwC_CXTQgi6pr1wrFhqI96jyj0PKTFFr2bXGwgGpt8vmd_i8NfQnRU9_evD8fTf6Q471OZmfrMa5ArVs2lxz88/s320/Egyptian%20Goose-.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">I was hoping to see the usual tawny owl near the NW corner but it must have been tucked away today. There was very little to see from Crossland Hide overlookng Cell A, perhaps because the water was frozen. There were one or two green woodpeckers 'yaffling' around the area, though, which was good to hear. Moving on down Dryham lane back towards the car and Butty Van was another feeding station which again came up trumps as far as brambling were concerned and there were larger numbers of tree sparrows here as well as goldfinches, greenfinches and tits.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAh7-8c8xZI06Q0yaDB90m_UpYOR87msBf3FqLVjw4e6KdVS-HlhShr-3Agm_sXixgGFZFtxu34wnxP3dNCSf4Xbfonl15OJox90kRyh6q8PdOyWpkLGjrrDse8AmFFXUswUX0sHqnaF0dzScegk95gX0zm2P-z5LsbQkfohAaf6Og-F8iN4T6273LpQU/s6000/Goldfinch--2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAh7-8c8xZI06Q0yaDB90m_UpYOR87msBf3FqLVjw4e6KdVS-HlhShr-3Agm_sXixgGFZFtxu34wnxP3dNCSf4Xbfonl15OJox90kRyh6q8PdOyWpkLGjrrDse8AmFFXUswUX0sHqnaF0dzScegk95gX0zm2P-z5LsbQkfohAaf6Og-F8iN4T6273LpQU/s320/Goldfinch--2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Goldfinch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The roads were frosted as I drove out into the Wolds. The wood was quiet when I arrived at the feeding station and all was frozen. Most of the feeders were empty apart from some seed in one feeder; not a favourite, sunflower hearts are always the first to go. There was very little activity until I put out some sunflower hearts and peanuts near the perches where I wanted the birds to be for photography. As soon as I sat in the hide birds started to come down. The all seemed to be very fast or perhaps I was out of practice since last feeding station season. Although really bright the light was very difficult to handle and very contrasty. All the usual suspects were there and I was very pleased to see a treecreeper. Chaffinches were unusually confident. As I was leaving a buzzard perched in an oak just outside the wood gave fabulous close views but unfortunately it flew off as soon as the car stopped.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4973F0uqKndizPMMulBQTX9gBX8PxCOCNKJmi1IGMC7XvMXS9HIJh1wYuVyc2grdUY987oCZTwLp_0ZDIFoD_RZIgGI8MPmjQu88Hetirs-YGIm03nNEx3F6niAwALVTM-HRxe6qoAH4UD_K0ScxQ_DfA_Qr9E6p_DLk_opJbwc8nTVm1HQQd63tP6w/s6000/Blue%20Tit-5227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4973F0uqKndizPMMulBQTX9gBX8PxCOCNKJmi1IGMC7XvMXS9HIJh1wYuVyc2grdUY987oCZTwLp_0ZDIFoD_RZIgGI8MPmjQu88Hetirs-YGIm03nNEx3F6niAwALVTM-HRxe6qoAH4UD_K0ScxQ_DfA_Qr9E6p_DLk_opJbwc8nTVm1HQQd63tP6w/s320/Blue%20Tit-5227.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Blue tit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">The day began bright and sunny, but a fresh 2C. It remained sunny throughout giving a splendid day with temperatures rising to 6C. We began with coffee and cake before setting off on our usual route around the reserve other than heading from the north car park straight down to Mill Hill and the beach in the hope of finding shore lark and snow bunting. We were unlucky in this partly owing to the fact that rising sea levels and very high tides are creating serious erosion and eating into the dunes.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We saw 47 bird species during the day, highlights being superb views of a pair of red kites on Jackson's Marsh and on Tennyson's Sands a marsh harrier mobbing a fox. From here we also had supeb views of a sparrowhawk perched on a post close to the harrier. Along the track down to Mill Hill a hunting barn owl gave amazingly close views.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheF9dXHu3y_2SQ25tEfqQAmEG3SKX88Cjx7JYU44CIQpVSbEK-JLwFn4MdA2yFxiCd2IaTW7z_pprTvdnThyphenhyphenF3jqpNqGldu6nsNBoGFzGRoJv57J9TS17SMTCQV2OpUIdFsV84Mba6lW5m5WNO-Ec9xX6E7zbfjHekzXNY73vQFagtyh86UBV5HSpfz2c/s2000/Gibraltar%20Point-1140381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheF9dXHu3y_2SQ25tEfqQAmEG3SKX88Cjx7JYU44CIQpVSbEK-JLwFn4MdA2yFxiCd2IaTW7z_pprTvdnThyphenhyphenF3jqpNqGldu6nsNBoGFzGRoJv57J9TS17SMTCQV2OpUIdFsV84Mba6lW5m5WNO-Ec9xX6E7zbfjHekzXNY73vQFagtyh86UBV5HSpfz2c/s320/Gibraltar%20Point-1140381.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-5565758325897809062024-01-11T03:06:00.000-08:002024-01-16T03:22:10.018-08:00Setting up the Winter Feeding Station.<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The
wood is quiet and drab at this time of year especially on the dark, dull days
of my visits. Although the first snowdrops are just coming into flower in our local Churchyard, up here on the Wolds, where it is always a few degrees colder,
there are still no signs of flowering, just the first shoots emerging from the
dry leaf litter on the woodland floor. The highlight in the wood, though, in
the dank, grey light of January is one group of plants that vibrates with a
soft, vivid green. Not so noticeable against the greens of spring and summer,
in deepest winter mosses glow gently, demanding our attention. In the feeding
station wood most mosses present are common feather moss and this coats the
dead fallen and felled trees with a vibrant green carpet. In the hotter
temperatures of summer, mosses tend to desiccate and appear to be totally dried
up, but now they are rehydrated, lush and luxurious adding a splash of colour to the winter wood. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Despite the awful wet weather of late, double the amount of rainfall of the 10 year average in December, the wood was relatively dry and I had no need of my wellies. Apart from the mosses I found some coral spot fungus and a patch of jelly ear fungus. On my second visit to top up the feeders, I sat in the hide for a while to see what birds were coming down. All the usual species of tits were there along with a nuthatch, wren, robin and chaffinch. A buzzard drifted overhead; I love to hear the wild, plaintive mewing as it soars over the wood and meadow. Jackdaws were calling , as were rooks at their nests, a sure sign of approaching spring. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSKSnNAwuv71PkhvJrzUmvgUYWR5V60Jp_p0IBm1B7_iDBXb1aKKYCi8i1yARQjzR7mij7zfYoatND_SjwAYi6e2AseRQiA05DsZCXlwOBc730aAiBI4gmSxakjiqDks3rvvZcTrMsOCSIjNRetc23WH43I1CK7Rhv18cQrEntTco3YVJ_cqBfTHTIWI/s6000/Moss-485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSKSnNAwuv71PkhvJrzUmvgUYWR5V60Jp_p0IBm1B7_iDBXb1aKKYCi8i1yARQjzR7mij7zfYoatND_SjwAYi6e2AseRQiA05DsZCXlwOBc730aAiBI4gmSxakjiqDks3rvvZcTrMsOCSIjNRetc23WH43I1CK7Rhv18cQrEntTco3YVJ_cqBfTHTIWI/s320/Moss-485.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpdIyG8TKa3i1kBpMqPmfG7uJzwoXscXJSNnVF9KeyPjeQ69m67E4KTZWKyUx5DWgFr2SkwYXNgJDMhR1cl5vHzU4TZ7DIrTyjv0TENfEyR5lZ3ho3NJcSDMJ8UU0r_lsUB7fsG7JGvZaa6KEHh3qZV78UD7EQrhNf-YNw83OnZxZP3s6vwarb_yExB8/s6000/Moss-488.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzpdIyG8TKa3i1kBpMqPmfG7uJzwoXscXJSNnVF9KeyPjeQ69m67E4KTZWKyUx5DWgFr2SkwYXNgJDMhR1cl5vHzU4TZ7DIrTyjv0TENfEyR5lZ3ho3NJcSDMJ8UU0r_lsUB7fsG7JGvZaa6KEHh3qZV78UD7EQrhNf-YNw83OnZxZP3s6vwarb_yExB8/s320/Moss-488.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"></span></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-23330659938725745202024-01-05T06:51:00.000-08:002024-01-15T07:28:36.530-08:00East Halton Marshes<p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">As Brian and I drew up in the parking space at Winter's Pit, adjacent to East Halton Marshes, we could see the group of grey lag geese feeding on the grassy bank of the pit next to the car park. Reaching for the bins it was easy to pick out the single Russian white-fronted goose among them. It was easy to differentiate from the grey lags as it has a prominant white blaze around the base of the bill and noticable black markings on the belly and flanks. Two distinct populations of white-fronted geese winter in the UK: birds breeding in Greenlant migrate to Ireland and SW Scotland, while those breeding on the tundra in the far north east winter in west, central and SE Europe. This was a good start to the day and after checking the rest of the birds on the bank and scanning the pit we headed along the track at the rear of the marshland.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was wet down here and wellies were appreciated but it was not so bad as I anticipated. The marsh, however was more flooded than I have seen it.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAo0SKjbEB6XIwZVXjhqub52LSLZAKAMHt1xVEHCyy4EWFyqMPPInKLahJUhEq2SbLRl7-wIhyedzQZ-2Or2VP4wJNpkz3OYkLyA0C22BgyXQDd9s3aI9qUfxFYnObBtJvsnyTW-1u0-hgQL0TEb-QpwyBRXzNYxTG2L6o-vvNVbMyx7jlxB8Qgnw0ojY/s6000/Humber%20Bank-464.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="6000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAo0SKjbEB6XIwZVXjhqub52LSLZAKAMHt1xVEHCyy4EWFyqMPPInKLahJUhEq2SbLRl7-wIhyedzQZ-2Or2VP4wJNpkz3OYkLyA0C22BgyXQDd9s3aI9qUfxFYnObBtJvsnyTW-1u0-hgQL0TEb-QpwyBRXzNYxTG2L6o-vvNVbMyx7jlxB8Qgnw0ojY/s320/Humber%20Bank-464.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh8nMJSuf-TmiYYqkVJ4o_SSVjMu0Pwlj0XyoT7iJxPecTWig-hLhAzF_ZlWClLQmDToSm1ntWNLJj1YWWOCVdCWy1QqobrjcBm_V4QVcJ-4HmypArTh9CREx1JmdHyIM6V3hr1XXnCXEd6me2ShdPIIaD-1MCYYpnzHltykuoc2kY4h828VZzJ5RvFk/s6000/Humber%20Bank-465.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="6000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh8nMJSuf-TmiYYqkVJ4o_SSVjMu0Pwlj0XyoT7iJxPecTWig-hLhAzF_ZlWClLQmDToSm1ntWNLJj1YWWOCVdCWy1QqobrjcBm_V4QVcJ-4HmypArTh9CREx1JmdHyIM6V3hr1XXnCXEd6me2ShdPIIaD-1MCYYpnzHltykuoc2kY4h828VZzJ5RvFk/s320/Humber%20Bank-465.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We had good views of both red fox and roe deer along here. The whistling of the plentiful wigeon echoing over the marsh sounded wonderful as did the haunting cries of culew. Despite being so close to industry there is a real wild feel to these marshes. It was pleasing to see large flocks of lapwing wheeling in the air above the marsh; occasional flocks of pink feet also few over regularly.</span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">On reaching East Halton Skitter where the beck runs out to sea, we were impressed with the amount of water in the beck, higher than I have ever seen it. Up on the sea wall it was time for some lunch: tomato soup, Christmas cake and cheese, marvellous. As we were eating we watched with trepidation a squall blowing in from the north. Fortunately most of it missed up but it did produce a splendid rainbow. Wandering back to Winter's along the sea wall we noticed again how flooded the marsh was. On reaching the pit I was pleased to find a female goldeneye and we had excellent views of a fox on the far side.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">We saw 43 bird species, 2 foxes and nine roe deer, a great start to the new year.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7po7UTBu8ng8NMZseez3W9hWRGtL3LueI7IV0AsvbXSTgFPXK883rFb4qS_FGk24Hxqz4Uqkmcb1dK0sieDXffMM04vjE_GO6zSm7vrV3UXpulrTZTH7-AV1O8fI_pghhTfhvdNnDn67COZCxplnTbxDt6vI3eDl2BTUIfaUU7WozOA7UP8lc9g7TyIs/s6000/Humber%20Bank-466.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="6000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7po7UTBu8ng8NMZseez3W9hWRGtL3LueI7IV0AsvbXSTgFPXK883rFb4qS_FGk24Hxqz4Uqkmcb1dK0sieDXffMM04vjE_GO6zSm7vrV3UXpulrTZTH7-AV1O8fI_pghhTfhvdNnDn67COZCxplnTbxDt6vI3eDl2BTUIfaUU7WozOA7UP8lc9g7TyIs/s320/Humber%20Bank-466.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH8M-vzmyKlZB3fhYy0kf8Dgg5DgsLfHUJuPLDERu4FlXAGR3TEdiXwiylG_xKcvqV88hvr71nFQ59Wh6DjYbNwrIcQr_rKqYQX5-ERFEvaBzER63kP-oKcvOeoXc8f4APR6AE7xad0twV4v9JrKMoO1GDA-APHcPlbl_m4CIQGpu6u0mO2-29-SuUfI/s6000/Humber%20Bank-471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3375" data-original-width="6000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheH8M-vzmyKlZB3fhYy0kf8Dgg5DgsLfHUJuPLDERu4FlXAGR3TEdiXwiylG_xKcvqV88hvr71nFQ59Wh6DjYbNwrIcQr_rKqYQX5-ERFEvaBzER63kP-oKcvOeoXc8f4APR6AE7xad0twV4v9JrKMoO1GDA-APHcPlbl_m4CIQGpu6u0mO2-29-SuUfI/s320/Humber%20Bank-471.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6upFy6Tyt_j5QM8QNj1PeZ_EcFZqIe86Z5a7NlW16uGYBe7tty9kBKqMRJjo6zQUNH-weWhKC1U_rMFiWrrSK1tOzVEGZCDImvFK2jiMI5LRPhKTqcxbELOd0tqWP5qttOhTqi0-ORIlKsRTyu9eL_q34PwvDjdCA78VSyg8t_0pIR6Zu2jmKDMTfC8/s6000/Humber%20Bank-472.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6upFy6Tyt_j5QM8QNj1PeZ_EcFZqIe86Z5a7NlW16uGYBe7tty9kBKqMRJjo6zQUNH-weWhKC1U_rMFiWrrSK1tOzVEGZCDImvFK2jiMI5LRPhKTqcxbELOd0tqWP5qttOhTqi0-ORIlKsRTyu9eL_q34PwvDjdCA78VSyg8t_0pIR6Zu2jmKDMTfC8/s320/Humber%20Bank-472.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-69600674999319996582023-12-12T07:09:00.000-08:002024-01-16T07:24:59.427-08:00Whitby, December. Day 3<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Another dull and gloomy day today so we spent the morning enjoying a mooch around Whitby. In the afternoon we decided to drive out onto the moors to Goathland and walk down to Mallyan Spout in order to recreate a photograph that our father had taken of us 64 years ago. As we drove up onto the moors we went up into cloud and fog and prospects didn't look good. We pushed on however and things were not too bad at Goathland and we enjoyed pottering around and recreating family history.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfNewp2RL0CSW9jykTgBUShFykwM4r7kMgTcyVX27SuUarQiWfodasEaueNPFQaq6wbOh_f5pGWb8LRRHPv_0uOBnTeoGt9iE6qjiLHj6Lq9Qgd3Sol3cZmfgnj2OLbc6Mi9Mcg5TiA9H5cakwv8ktYpmSR5Ww4L2S7o17ZZf2fqFhrj5x4k61HuoG0o/s4032/20231212_141051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfNewp2RL0CSW9jykTgBUShFykwM4r7kMgTcyVX27SuUarQiWfodasEaueNPFQaq6wbOh_f5pGWb8LRRHPv_0uOBnTeoGt9iE6qjiLHj6Lq9Qgd3Sol3cZmfgnj2OLbc6Mi9Mcg5TiA9H5cakwv8ktYpmSR5Ww4L2S7o17ZZf2fqFhrj5x4k61HuoG0o/s320/20231212_141051.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmGDJuvc81h7-0uZmIlLe4A1G-zPU-Cyi0pLSj8q_HimO5KqmnsEm6Xow61JGDltde8rVdSMwB_CXM8WSi63hvBUsxIa7nwc-JPai96FAW2Z8g_wXviplWU0qTzN6B4m8DBQVtq5m3bk-FLN1lhLGu3iiZX6o8LPM011EGU9jcdNGSZnVq2PqN1EY2cy0/s4032/20231212_141245.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;">Thyankfully we woke up today to sunny skies but with a very cold wind. We were up and breakfasted (relatively) early and away to Sandsend where we had an enjoyable time wandering along the beach and enjoying an outside coffee in the sun. It was then time to move on to Staithes for more pottering and photography. 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After recent wet weather the weather was gloomy and gradually became worse as we travelled north until over Roseday Moor past the Lion Inn and Ralph Crosses it was foggy and raining. We drove down off the moors through Castelton to Dany Lodge Moors Center where we were due to meet up with Peter and Linda, my brother and his wife. We had been delayed somewhat at Malton as the route was closed at the bridge over the Derwent because of floods. We diverted via Pickering to reach Kirkby moorside and when we crossed the river on the Pickering road we could see that the whole valley was completely flooded. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was good to catch up over a late lunch before looking around the exhibitions and then it was virtually dark when we set off above Eskdale to the youth hostel on East Cliff at Whitby. Quickly settled in, it was soon time for a preprandial snifter before heading down the steps for our evening meal at the Marine restaurant on the harbour side. A good start to the trip.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE9lqB3MCqJ4B8dtHNVBXIERnaMZmysL9ooF-C8pVVx1ysS4DaZaQaiqspwz9qGyDzDB0rLYvElh5yuxkK_EP8n2OHZG3NbOx9F3aGW3GTtfGHe18doJK5AnpqRqbQxpr-MKerzK0SsIEY6HaEMZ7nCQaddwV5vaCvWTAN76wOTGdNkJ7ki-StJk9cOo/s2000/Whitby,%20RHB,%20Sandsend-2974.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvE9lqB3MCqJ4B8dtHNVBXIERnaMZmysL9ooF-C8pVVx1ysS4DaZaQaiqspwz9qGyDzDB0rLYvElh5yuxkK_EP8n2OHZG3NbOx9F3aGW3GTtfGHe18doJK5AnpqRqbQxpr-MKerzK0SsIEY6HaEMZ7nCQaddwV5vaCvWTAN76wOTGdNkJ7ki-StJk9cOo/s320/Whitby,%20RHB,%20Sandsend-2974.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whitby Youth Hostel. Decenber 2019 in better weather.</span></div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-53442401378205042882023-11-01T03:44:00.052-07:002023-11-01T04:22:31.516-07:00Menorca, 2023. Day 8<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">After a fantastic holiday the thing left now was the flight home. Normally I wouldn't blog this but when we reached Manchester we came in on a flight path that I had not experienced before. I was fascinated as we flew over many places that I knew well from time spent in Derbyshire, walking over Kinder Scout and journeys to and from Peter and Linda's.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazBK9i-9ks3KoTjfKRPWfqpAPMhu1RSVKOKHGttDjTuXkYlHtbYAHKmaFgJkwrPsUeLUb9K4VXNSeYxj-j7RXM1N2yiqYXfpOy1K4cbMbnbBD6zX6HYLmbLfYDBz0WC4IxZYMIGZnxDYO6Zk-BUU0ZefyBqdpmBt3zXTD-hq9k3VBvt6oMpwXqnstJQY/s2000/Menorca-1150224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgazBK9i-9ks3KoTjfKRPWfqpAPMhu1RSVKOKHGttDjTuXkYlHtbYAHKmaFgJkwrPsUeLUb9K4VXNSeYxj-j7RXM1N2yiqYXfpOy1K4cbMbnbBD6zX6HYLmbLfYDBz0WC4IxZYMIGZnxDYO6Zk-BUU0ZefyBqdpmBt3zXTD-hq9k3VBvt6oMpwXqnstJQY/s320/Menorca-1150224.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving Menorca; Mallorca on the horizon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq481aYk0v1-aIwYNYIvR5WP84_Ny3RxnnnL2qgI0kXXr9oXT1DmvsAWsqNQ8wKwCvkh2ycEoMxPWzXEN4Z26njX7FYt8SaESyyQV-8Sb7uF9OwSQKx-3azT0UBoANh6_c6vn4WQGHQE14YPP6q9I9wZAFjRp_dsI1KaAXPDz8LqqAUsym-HuNyDHZ-mg/s2000/Menorca-1150226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq481aYk0v1-aIwYNYIvR5WP84_Ny3RxnnnL2qgI0kXXr9oXT1DmvsAWsqNQ8wKwCvkh2ycEoMxPWzXEN4Z26njX7FYt8SaESyyQV-8Sb7uF9OwSQKx-3azT0UBoANh6_c6vn4WQGHQE14YPP6q9I9wZAFjRp_dsI1KaAXPDz8LqqAUsym-HuNyDHZ-mg/s320/Menorca-1150226.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Leaving Menorca</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LBxtc0iqsbXvDq1PcG46aBmzMV8VBQZkGgrN3Gd2XdRvVb3MBbQyIka4l6o7iuVYGxd2waxx4PlhFkhblCMajacsFnCr_PNZUlUQcxDXlPQMUd2j0SgzfRTfMHBmIsprlQhdM-KK6dmK9sxIKthdJwZl-RKnTB4XBfuWWB5Pau_MFiSnyyPZ5mC9lO0/s2000/Menorca-1150228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LBxtc0iqsbXvDq1PcG46aBmzMV8VBQZkGgrN3Gd2XdRvVb3MBbQyIka4l6o7iuVYGxd2waxx4PlhFkhblCMajacsFnCr_PNZUlUQcxDXlPQMUd2j0SgzfRTfMHBmIsprlQhdM-KK6dmK9sxIKthdJwZl-RKnTB4XBfuWWB5Pau_MFiSnyyPZ5mC9lO0/s320/Menorca-1150228.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Isle of Wight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6v-oRCDXY67OVHhS1jkBjOdhCwEQjvKXGCgHdoRW6DW3Vw83X-_TQkCcs8Z6jiWi-vOXWX0iT-UjQvx6pcYZwZZtxH0Q__jM7dixOXIXCfh5Lf6_B6MODeNYWVCebixHXg4ZS_IYWun7S1JZOb9iUFFBITcFHBhUzBeZDIeIUd6KahyphenhyphenomjVGUOXdQp1o/s2000/Menorca-1150233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6v-oRCDXY67OVHhS1jkBjOdhCwEQjvKXGCgHdoRW6DW3Vw83X-_TQkCcs8Z6jiWi-vOXWX0iT-UjQvx6pcYZwZZtxH0Q__jM7dixOXIXCfh5Lf6_B6MODeNYWVCebixHXg4ZS_IYWun7S1JZOb9iUFFBITcFHBhUzBeZDIeIUd6KahyphenhyphenomjVGUOXdQp1o/s320/Menorca-1150233.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nearly a brocken spectre.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Day 7, Son Bou.<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was our final day and Peter and I wanted to make the most of it on the wildlife front so we headed to the birding hotspot of Son Bou. Unlike much of the south coast, which is made up of small, indented coves, Son Bou has the longest beach on Menorca: 3Km of pale golden sand. Backing this beach, however, is a precious system of dunes bound with the usual marram grass and in which can be found the expected variety of sand dune specialists such as sea holly, sea chamomile, sea bindweed, sea daffodil and sea rocket. Behind the dunes is an extensive wet reed bed and running down to this at the western end two gorges. As we arrived competitors in a 20Km trail race along the Cami de Cavalls, the long distance path around the island, were mustering. The sky was dramatic to say the least and both ourselves and the runners had barely started before the heavens opened. We received a drenching despite sheltering uncomfortably under some bushes in the dunes. After this cloudburst passed things gradually improved until it became warm and sunny. The strong winds of the previous couple of days provided some spectacular breakers on the beach. Our first sighting, before the squall, was an Auduin's gull at the beginning of the beach. At the far end of the beach we finally found another bird, A Kentish plover and a lifer for me. We managed photos on the beach and then it flew to the low cliff top beyond where we found it with several others, providing further photographic opportunities.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Leaving the coast we were warned by some other visitors that the path further on was flooded and impassable but, being adventurous (or reckless) we carried on. We passed through a field of enormous but, fortunately, slumbering pigs and then it wasn't long before we came across the flooded section of path. Undaunted Peter ploughed on through safe in the knowledge that his shoes were past it and he intended to jettison them at the end of the holiday. Mine were nearly new so there was no way I was doing the same and began to take off shoes and socks and roll up the trouserings ready to wade. Annoyingly my back went into spasm at this juncture so Peter had to leave his camera gear and wade back to help, bringing me two sticks to use as support. On his way back he cheerfully announced that he had seen a snake in the water which didn't bode well for me in bare feet. However, in the end, it turned out to be an enormous leech. Supported by the iffy poles I made my way into the murky flood waters but hadn't gone far before I was aware of something attached to my ankle. Lifting my foot out of the water I saw that the aforementioned leech had latched on to me without a by your leave. Of course, being of strong character, I accepted it manfully, knocked it off with my stick and carried on. Eventually we were united on the other side apart from one of my socks which we both decided to abandon. Once reshod we settled down for some lunch and enjoyed watching other people making decisions regarding the path. Most, I have to say, turned back although, two lady mountain bikers managed it without much fuss.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Continuing, we gained some height and were able to look out over the reed bads and lagoons. Butterflies were plentiful, one new one being Bath white. We had hoped to find two-tailed pasha this week but were to be disappointed so I include images for reference taken a few years ago in Mallorca. We did find some more scarlet darters which were easier to photograph those </span><span style="font-family: arial;">from</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> a few days previously. On the lagoons we saw little egret, great egret and cattle egret doing what they should do: feeding amongst livestock and even hitching a ride on a horse's back. Cetti's warblers were calling and we caught a glimpse of a sardinian warbler and a marsh harrier gave an excellent display as it hunted over the lagoon and reedbeds.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It seemed quite a walk through the outskirts of Son Bou to get back the the car and we made just as the next shower came in.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Returning to the hotel we met up with the ladies, who had being enjoying the fleshpots of the Restaurant el Mirador, and drove the lengthy route to Cala Macarella for a late swim. Although a long drive it did afford superb views of Mallorca against the setting sun.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Time now for a preprandial before our final dinner. A fantastic last day of a wonderful holiday.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwZtzZsigbcIi5roQNmgBtbBWe1WsLelcHmZsGIzuQcCElPeQckHL8ChaYtsGCh9rd1UE9utcq0sG9_QJaOOm2aEF01rVMlUOoAGCHr6DWBFsVHf9THMwn0paxvCG-tE2oXK1htV-XP1WPZVcqxeaso5t7P1LaOjaZp4kk-J7g-nQ_fQ9_zFtqxiUeEw/s2000/Menorca-1150210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwZtzZsigbcIi5roQNmgBtbBWe1WsLelcHmZsGIzuQcCElPeQckHL8ChaYtsGCh9rd1UE9utcq0sG9_QJaOOm2aEF01rVMlUOoAGCHr6DWBFsVHf9THMwn0paxvCG-tE2oXK1htV-XP1WPZVcqxeaso5t7P1LaOjaZp4kk-J7g-nQ_fQ9_zFtqxiUeEw/s320/Menorca-1150210.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Son Bou beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQP9NWDFgH7ZAP27TXxMCpx3HOUzcBRr_ACNMHDvEJXhSWXKivXyINt53TyoVDwdDtZ0ywXa6bhANm3Bqm0QqGTR4mrns_sra5ghdNAFYb5ZNjQ39e0TXupcIvpCWMiCAU3NRzRU4HtztFIeCpGCife9klVAX6TLHRFRfSW6XwB0eUNNXBnVrazyvHL8/s2000/Menorca-4957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcX-QnQkvPhD7iAws39YX4Yxju1UT90VAeB5jL8KKYl-rIVcatbPv79L8OlKJoIrGDV6Bb3eJ_HYzZz3V0XZ9NXhczhQ6w4Z7kqHTtD9W4x2FK3zc1Ce2tv5_zX2xWpjweLv0fC55Oi1qVcGd1ySjPozBpe2S6zBUb5q3vx6gLybJzrTw0QVPT4MwheY/s320/Menorca-5074.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hibiscus</div><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-9835543906184771092023-10-30T09:31:00.000-07:002023-10-30T09:31:07.805-07:00Menorca, 2023. Day 6, Ciutadella, Cala en Turqueta and a Bronze Age Tomb<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A day of culture today: a city visit and a bronze age tomb. Our city was Ciutadella at the extreme west of the island and we were able to get parked in the Placa des Borns. The word <i>born</i> means parade ground and the square was used for jousting contests in earlier times and is still the venue for an equestrian parade during the city's annual festivities in June. At the centre of the square is an obelisk commemorating those who were killed or abducted into slavery during the Turkish raid of 1558. Much of the city was destroyed including the alcazar or palace. The crenellated town hall with its Moorish-looking row of palms was built in the 19th C. From the square are magnificent views of the harbour.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9czSlqIwFJYAAFova4kUqtoCeWVJihWhdx9_sXbAQnbUwDJxboUsqqiBi9CF9daICotKaW1ksUcJwqp28It098zC24hh-WwZmag6EobYdgfGEfavFLXXqb5a8149do6ZFsx4lKuf_LgW0mn2wTakHXdRne-CU8LFvCo6HxC3sJ3mmVYLIEcHWj4BRtk/s2000/Menorca-1150113.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9czSlqIwFJYAAFova4kUqtoCeWVJihWhdx9_sXbAQnbUwDJxboUsqqiBi9CF9daICotKaW1ksUcJwqp28It098zC24hh-WwZmag6EobYdgfGEfavFLXXqb5a8149do6ZFsx4lKuf_LgW0mn2wTakHXdRne-CU8LFvCo6HxC3sJ3mmVYLIEcHWj4BRtk/s320/Menorca-1150113.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhjh6EHE2s7GfA4oy_pBvpQcDIqGneZ729Ks8wJAKWu-tvvnBD55uf2gRbmGlEridHLXn7fGbTspm2KHbyW0i6njukCJsdKmsogY1oXsGSC8hBh-EQwxUPzGW-2reLUOfmusSDPdBwiFzihu3Hp2VzohHpzyYBdX_OO7pUkNd1P1Zq4o96z6lIWXn2M0/s2000/Menorca-1150114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhjh6EHE2s7GfA4oy_pBvpQcDIqGneZ729Ks8wJAKWu-tvvnBD55uf2gRbmGlEridHLXn7fGbTspm2KHbyW0i6njukCJsdKmsogY1oXsGSC8hBh-EQwxUPzGW-2reLUOfmusSDPdBwiFzihu3Hp2VzohHpzyYBdX_OO7pUkNd1P1Zq4o96z6lIWXn2M0/s320/Menorca-1150114.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6ojVOXZU8EDBMDnAPDQvZ79WTiHgwwhHnQe3llzw-4138Obb8MI79DOsa2JpKriLw1KXckv1jo1owmez-FAr3OrTtLtdbsoB_OX_jBhTCWY5Dg6VwAKQuF0rpZ57hzpG13NiqgQoZ4BkZiPm5mgLG3c-P8TTGrZnHfCdwHYOihWZa-n76eaEkZSwDwI/s2000/Menorca-1150115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6ojVOXZU8EDBMDnAPDQvZ79WTiHgwwhHnQe3llzw-4138Obb8MI79DOsa2JpKriLw1KXckv1jo1owmez-FAr3OrTtLtdbsoB_OX_jBhTCWY5Dg6VwAKQuF0rpZ57hzpG13NiqgQoZ4BkZiPm5mgLG3c-P8TTGrZnHfCdwHYOihWZa-n76eaEkZSwDwI/s320/Menorca-1150115.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh9epjoRy9VjdEpQ4lgU_uGoZTrmv0udCkQVVD6rIkifLGtvVCoDFYlMAYCQ_vloqHxFw8kjGVG5wKsJmUvpCO-EMV3gFj8FdFkbXvzAiAYSXCr15vnvAdCTT1yZNmjt2GYdVC5L60VY7k_CsE13UpOnZPOsvNkIvgn_53xo5qyscB1xk2qeQOGxA27s/s2000/Menorca-1150116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSh9epjoRy9VjdEpQ4lgU_uGoZTrmv0udCkQVVD6rIkifLGtvVCoDFYlMAYCQ_vloqHxFw8kjGVG5wKsJmUvpCO-EMV3gFj8FdFkbXvzAiAYSXCr15vnvAdCTT1yZNmjt2GYdVC5L60VY7k_CsE13UpOnZPOsvNkIvgn_53xo5qyscB1xk2qeQOGxA27s/s320/Menorca-1150116.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsEhY0Bq8Tq3PfXYXhqm3eoEpIRGMyGgWd-PTJuVUtS2-hDp1tfG_qM7kowtwSUPaQiJQQS0NYnjXuvTmysQjBClz_6VjspXsw8rRiN1ikz8PYC79gbmj_zv-Qi2cINGGdn6FSwCw15cdgNRXNHnwPHrwKFoFIA8gfEkHoL4SnXz68JV0cw1UO352AsI/s2000/Menorca-1150132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsEhY0Bq8Tq3PfXYXhqm3eoEpIRGMyGgWd-PTJuVUtS2-hDp1tfG_qM7kowtwSUPaQiJQQS0NYnjXuvTmysQjBClz_6VjspXsw8rRiN1ikz8PYC79gbmj_zv-Qi2cINGGdn6FSwCw15cdgNRXNHnwPHrwKFoFIA8gfEkHoL4SnXz68JV0cw1UO352AsI/s320/Menorca-1150132.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>From the Placa des Born we enjoyed the narrow back streets which seem designed for strolling. 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font-size: x-large;">A visit to the cathedral was our next objective. Ciutadella has been Menorca's religious capital sine the Spanish reconquista in 1287. Inside is an aisleless nave with side chapels and a pentagonal apse. Most of the inside of the cathedral was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War and what remains is heavily restored. Our ticket for the cathedral enabled access to the nearby Convent and cloister of St Augustine. The cloister is a large, magnificent baroque work of art; a peaceful place to rest on a hot day. Again the church was destroyed during the Civil War but so far has not been restored. 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font-size: x-large;">Lunch at a cafe outside the Mercat Municipal selling fruit vegetables, meat and fish was next on the agenda. As we had a large dinner at the hotel to look forward to we contented ourselves with a superb tomato sald and ham croquettas with some rehydration. 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font-size: x-large;">All too soon it was time to leave this beautiful city but we had two more visits we were looking forward to before returning to Cala Galdana. First a short drive and then a beautiful walk down through the Alepo pine woods to the fabulous beach of Cala Turqueta. We were just sorry that we hadn't brought swimming kit; it was perfect.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGskE-LToEV4tIgV4l45WVf7z7PUVkutT6dHsWKSaIWA29nUbze-WW6aaS43yX4Q6yj0XgrS-r3oN9R3ACCYRr_-OKZsfpy89gX1b0v1Y17ifA6UizGSOFivx1DWscndk0jBpP7XFCarJXm6yjsXLEGaP7HPDb0ACG3HZax4njQSqky2IEQJM74AAEfE/s2000/Menorca-1150198.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipGskE-LToEV4tIgV4l45WVf7z7PUVkutT6dHsWKSaIWA29nUbze-WW6aaS43yX4Q6yj0XgrS-r3oN9R3ACCYRr_-OKZsfpy89gX1b0v1Y17ifA6UizGSOFivx1DWscndk0jBpP7XFCarJXm6yjsXLEGaP7HPDb0ACG3HZax4njQSqky2IEQJM74AAEfE/s320/Menorca-1150198.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKiOt9A7fEoJZ_HZM3Q05GKvQPm_MOeaoGMR5WqycWhbG75YadYWnKbsV5j_tAgHcB1jeAc-lX86J0tcfjRsVW5Z-FiS0CA79NouDtkx9StZuTgA0T3ldgYQt6fablzu1cFOLLdsObwtkV54nFrMTLIb3hYfFqQtBFs81y31GZPoaKHzkxu5iBejRWlU/s2000/Menorca-1150199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsKiOt9A7fEoJZ_HZM3Q05GKvQPm_MOeaoGMR5WqycWhbG75YadYWnKbsV5j_tAgHcB1jeAc-lX86J0tcfjRsVW5Z-FiS0CA79NouDtkx9StZuTgA0T3ldgYQt6fablzu1cFOLLdsObwtkV54nFrMTLIb3hYfFqQtBFs81y31GZPoaKHzkxu5iBejRWlU/s320/Menorca-1150199.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi402DmWtUPzFggkcGwDg2UZ83uTNzv7f4CQwBedmeLXt-Nk0LZ2_pR5jBtSNqcK8EEizG5zX3vSj6DoSE_479QuUOCo4MYQUcKtWeGEU5w7Qc1PqneKCeBCAZtbYyAP2CrJEYu13ILCqt1HaHPxrhsN8FtYjmqibzxOndFstqk8N-o8L_tlXXs-uBarBc/s2000/Menorca-1150204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi402DmWtUPzFggkcGwDg2UZ83uTNzv7f4CQwBedmeLXt-Nk0LZ2_pR5jBtSNqcK8EEizG5zX3vSj6DoSE_479QuUOCo4MYQUcKtWeGEU5w7Qc1PqneKCeBCAZtbYyAP2CrJEYu13ILCqt1HaHPxrhsN8FtYjmqibzxOndFstqk8N-o8L_tlXXs-uBarBc/s320/Menorca-1150204.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">On the way home I was keen to visit the Naveta des Tudons, a Bronze Age burial chamber and the oldest roofed building in Spain. For many years it lay derelict and overgrown but was restored by archaeologists in 1959/60 and again in 1975. The word <i>naveta</i> describes a burial chamber, built in the shape of an upturned boat. The building has two floors. Bodies were left to decompose of the ground floor and the bones later transferred to the ossuary on the upper floor. Over 100 corpses were discovered here, some still with bronze bracelets on their arm bones.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVbKB7wp1cYzwRg2d-0EUvaz1mNzbyLctAmCBFkGzdIM0cqxLwmBE5fCLS8QbZgo60HSxr0uY4XzYVsoL8FJBHF4giG4RP20OBI5K_nIHDul_heM1Cgr1c56QhXN4hMX6lajQI09YGa36gk7vU1kMkKxNu8My7hJR0I_5M6BuT1riD4xlRu0pljG8Z6A/s2000/Menorca-1150207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="2000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVbKB7wp1cYzwRg2d-0EUvaz1mNzbyLctAmCBFkGzdIM0cqxLwmBE5fCLS8QbZgo60HSxr0uY4XzYVsoL8FJBHF4giG4RP20OBI5K_nIHDul_heM1Cgr1c56QhXN4hMX6lajQI09YGa36gk7vU1kMkKxNu8My7hJR0I_5M6BuT1riD4xlRu0pljG8Z6A/s320/Menorca-1150207.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2i6b73aZcugMZwPxTef44EuUkouF_z0YhmQtYEABq8VD3-n-dZSNzJiiXgHO9-ZfQbMItWdD35jHS0fa2rSKiVlpPPiKgJu7Mi96W1IzLPmIWbDcLIERN7bDuTPo1FCdGhlGbYRFYttFnZkCdzdTVkSVuzO3WXfm5miwpUu9MdybFe6T6XmzUWzBFN4U/s2000/Menorca-1150206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="2000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2i6b73aZcugMZwPxTef44EuUkouF_z0YhmQtYEABq8VD3-n-dZSNzJiiXgHO9-ZfQbMItWdD35jHS0fa2rSKiVlpPPiKgJu7Mi96W1IzLPmIWbDcLIERN7bDuTPo1FCdGhlGbYRFYttFnZkCdzdTVkSVuzO3WXfm5miwpUu9MdybFe6T6XmzUWzBFN4U/s320/Menorca-1150206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjz0IX6HTD22t_jwVhUthXng55QTsx7kHBna0eR-J8rZ_LWcp96ZzI8ksErQz2cnwoOIiUVwpfBXAq1ZUehdjBD4rSqAjJ6Pl8tHGq588SV2VHrvPAQTwMuLhB0OfZ6jWZhdrzSTjR9INRsTS3V3lyKpS9UMuGaEawhkkbpcNwauXCicZ6z0cyelwYScU/s2000/Menorca-1150209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjz0IX6HTD22t_jwVhUthXng55QTsx7kHBna0eR-J8rZ_LWcp96ZzI8ksErQz2cnwoOIiUVwpfBXAq1ZUehdjBD4rSqAjJ6Pl8tHGq588SV2VHrvPAQTwMuLhB0OfZ6jWZhdrzSTjR9INRsTS3V3lyKpS9UMuGaEawhkkbpcNwauXCicZ6z0cyelwYScU/s320/Menorca-1150209.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-large;">After yet another superb day it was time to return to the hotel for some preprandial refreshment.</span><p></p><p></p>Mike Pickwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12804468249579632623noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-368583982412008379.post-70866503963037829812023-10-27T09:16:00.000-07:002023-10-27T09:16:15.866-07:00Menorca, 2023. Day 5<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Menorca's <i>barrencs,</i> or gorges, are wild and lonely places, deep clefts formed over tens of thousands of years by the gradual erosion of the limestone plateau. The gorges attract a huge variety of wildlife: birds butterflies and flowers. Raptors are a speciality, especially the Egyptian vultures, booted eagles and red kites. Algendar Gorge is the most dramatic, the top end being inland of Cala Galdana and finising in the village where it debauches into the sea, the river flowing through it all the year round. It is possible to walk a short way into the gorge entrance from the village but it soon becomes private property so we decided to drive inland the short distance to the top of the gorge.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Once parked Peter and I scambled down a narrow ravine, almost a tunnel, to meet the main path through the gorge where the ladies waited for us. Once in the main gorge it opened up somewhat and we could see that it had once been quite heavily cultivated with orchards of quince, pomeganate, sharon fruit and figs. As we wandered along the path we could hear bird song all around. There were large numbers of house sparrows and robins, the usual catti's warblers calling loudly, a green woodpecker calling and at one point high up on the surrounding cliff, too far away for photography, black redstarts. To help illustrate the blog I have included images of black redstarts taken a few years ago in Denia on the mainland. Butterflies were plentiful: southern speckled woods, much more orange than we are used to at home, cleopatras, swallow tail and painted lady. Odonata included migrant hawker dragonflies, scarlet darter, black-tailed skimmer, copper demoiselle and willow emerald damselfly.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZtnWw4eILxyMuqL15-nckp6QsYvbPSXNece6K2IboHCs0Sqb5q_sP_5fsaTwT6PkZFChv8GkLzxXz5RhJIZfsf9IYqPvEDSxGZwuPczNSvr4u4gpo4e1itpFeS1D-BnVCn-jBjF4uRlGLkOXDUrxY99HyC_zY5MrlvgW1yhZh89pNHliDQy76J8B9iE/s2000/Menorca-1150074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsZtnWw4eILxyMuqL15-nckp6QsYvbPSXNece6K2IboHCs0Sqb5q_sP_5fsaTwT6PkZFChv8GkLzxXz5RhJIZfsf9IYqPvEDSxGZwuPczNSvr4u4gpo4e1itpFeS1D-BnVCn-jBjF4uRlGLkOXDUrxY99HyC_zY5MrlvgW1yhZh89pNHliDQy76J8B9iE/s320/Menorca-1150074.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ravine at the start of the gorge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS2IW5S5GcLjvU2FJhVyVZ6CQcrWjrFYxQ11Ja6EitJmiBLCXzzl5jlymEf-ctrbzbRVu-CyDLJbbPtu_I9YWKwW64RAHJz4qb4gfA7KZYFXeM5KVLJcWwjqH0wQJZQe0SrDGLNlobcPzx56mSBc2_uAhK8Yc0vdS_Ept8ha5j_kUB3yUrZ5N7WD1MBxU/s320/Menorca-1150075.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The ravine at the start of the gorge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWGVdTQqLQcLSksPkGUOFuZabToQ1eU3GvgaC_Vn-52tcPDrCXGsQBiE-L5YMnFLyZRAQjnQTMnLwhpWZw7ufdDgi5t2lcNXZ5qYnK05SHKFfBxCwDdc-laQ7AdNTf8SdMuuXD_Zy5j6dEsRju585jyc4AGTsXMbwD1PvAePwvg6N_3WHtK_M6tgbmvo/s2000/Menorca-1150076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWGVdTQqLQcLSksPkGUOFuZabToQ1eU3GvgaC_Vn-52tcPDrCXGsQBiE-L5YMnFLyZRAQjnQTMnLwhpWZw7ufdDgi5t2lcNXZ5qYnK05SHKFfBxCwDdc-laQ7AdNTf8SdMuuXD_Zy5j6dEsRju585jyc4AGTsXMbwD1PvAePwvg6N_3WHtK_M6tgbmvo/s320/Menorca-1150076.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Rock sculpture in the gorge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieD7lDqZWFhlLRNEcStRt-2sUJp4X93nE39TMwwK4bJd2wffePmyhRbsBLCZSGoUiMyWbnCNT0Uj6wh-Z5nAIOW38BF8f4rqd6qJfF4GfzuqRYpTrSfONiWWv9i4WHrPAPhisuqPkwAR_bc8TFXT3NJPyFvcyTfC3WEAA1wSULkHDV_GXxpd56I8cciiA/s320/Black%20Redstart-19.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black redstart male</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdXROTYBdwOyuzJ6FJ-wAD3_hKfL0CrjkSQSImoSxH4bXe_cW8x7kaofIN_pGSrVtEOyRQekj4eREchkPI2DMhM3qV7S80G4XPI_QOirBonYl423MASsB2QkUlyZsN_RzWW-tR_VFFm6oPrDzP51Pk2TOgxeUPhSFTulNuxEkstGoAtX9iwCQ4nbRye4/s2048/Black%20Redstart-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisdXROTYBdwOyuzJ6FJ-wAD3_hKfL0CrjkSQSImoSxH4bXe_cW8x7kaofIN_pGSrVtEOyRQekj4eREchkPI2DMhM3qV7S80G4XPI_QOirBonYl423MASsB2QkUlyZsN_RzWW-tR_VFFm6oPrDzP51Pk2TOgxeUPhSFTulNuxEkstGoAtX9iwCQ4nbRye4/s320/Black%20Redstart-22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Black redstart female</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1333" data-original-width="2000" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXMynb6nJvjtHnues5H34JOIxH-23R3MNZUrpD8N6yfhyphenhyphena_93nVtA4UboCOQsYUJjGBMN_WceeA_OHCCX2VggNt5ibDdgL0q2acrlqv_ikhk7UZvf92FLjly75O67h6mw8eENXjUPMuwKK-qMOODKa3J5eJKR6f9Q9iZQTTiO-rmbaFt3vgEkXplVF90/s320/Menorca-4685.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Southern Speckled Wood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFqy077iuWwYLEWEUJvlFQqZoEpI_zAcaAI-9ZF3cH5DG7DHVKgqeBSphgWIdCmmXJDEco7iMXB0-WFfflUE_4tdPuU3ltBaNJsQTIhqfjLegMydNN0F0fXmlD7UGU2PhN6Oc1IqHV2czKaEOIY3V3x5eGTjG0VayaCZuNchS7M00vxd-LlY51_Fyuzw/s2000/Menorca-4689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJFqy077iuWwYLEWEUJvlFQqZoEpI_zAcaAI-9ZF3cH5DG7DHVKgqeBSphgWIdCmmXJDEco7iMXB0-WFfflUE_4tdPuU3ltBaNJsQTIhqfjLegMydNN0F0fXmlD7UGU2PhN6Oc1IqHV2czKaEOIY3V3x5eGTjG0VayaCZuNchS7M00vxd-LlY51_Fyuzw/s320/Menorca-4689.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Southern Speckled Wood</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqnlShXw4O9Yl8KsEGwtfbhRZLcRhk4fHc0C_c3977Af6ACWyHHhyPv5HlXuvhO7kIQxwWLVYpgtGpgl0jx6TbMOsqnKxReV1ZRjpJSals9ydcv54BAwIvCaE7CRYkPmh3rjgZsWeRi6O-VLLIeGC0aLzD2cGyHVHpaKNJ3yf5OC9U-ZGp7ajSioHwSBM/s320/Menorca-1150079.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Path above the gorge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc0bthQ13KniUm7zOYXiRD7MlcmFsM0vslnPWcrUnqc7NlIVHX1i8jGEfFCUVKy7UpBlMS3D-aZRsEwgtLLI8ZHRN5CI7e-3GXcyE6u7xG40IlZbyMoP6KC-rwQ44HcHBeuBxR1OOpIbwTbBMKIzdhe2n-9JKPKJWI2hn0KupPBVQuvciLCKwAGp3Hio/s2000/Menorca-1150081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPc0bthQ13KniUm7zOYXiRD7MlcmFsM0vslnPWcrUnqc7NlIVHX1i8jGEfFCUVKy7UpBlMS3D-aZRsEwgtLLI8ZHRN5CI7e-3GXcyE6u7xG40IlZbyMoP6KC-rwQ44HcHBeuBxR1OOpIbwTbBMKIzdhe2n-9JKPKJWI2hn0KupPBVQuvciLCKwAGp3Hio/s320/Menorca-1150081.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Path above the gorge</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is the northernmost point on the island and one of the island's wildest places, a lunar landscape of sharp, bare limestone rock with a few hedgehog-type plants. As we reached the peninsular we passed the tiny harbour of Sanitja. In Roman times this was the port of Sanisera, Menorca's third city. It was very windy as we quartered the ground looking for the thrushes. We found a couple of Thekla larks first and eventually spotted what we think were three rock thrushes flying away from us never to be seen again.</span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM8KWIQqw7_ZOCjZ6oJZB6VyMt-2zr5SAWd8pOyAP6fyY7O514GphdmAanNo8ZWxYIgMZmFOAnmwJL2zWwksTO2r_GozoAlLTT5eMMd25L-ClSSefcwg2gEVjVAcAhP1jmIoxoJ1hS1s8n7QONnUkAy97ezfDrOlh_BM9mTug_QKZZQ7AWjchkMlIaAg/s2000/Menorca-1150090.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM8KWIQqw7_ZOCjZ6oJZB6VyMt-2zr5SAWd8pOyAP6fyY7O514GphdmAanNo8ZWxYIgMZmFOAnmwJL2zWwksTO2r_GozoAlLTT5eMMd25L-ClSSefcwg2gEVjVAcAhP1jmIoxoJ1hS1s8n7QONnUkAy97ezfDrOlh_BM9mTug_QKZZQ7AWjchkMlIaAg/s320/Menorca-1150090.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sanitja Harbour.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;">As we drove back towards civilisation, Monte Toro, the highest point on Menorca, loomed much larger than it actually was. As we drove up its winding road we had a fantastic view of an Egyptian Vulture. At the summit, as well as all of the radio installations in which the wind moaned, is the convent which has become an imortant centre for pilgrimage. The simple courtyard is peaceful and attractive with an old well, an olive tree and a low whitewashed refrectory - sadly closed. The church is entered through a porch with several arches and dozens of potted plants with some amazing large pots. Inside the church it was plain and simple with some modern stained glass. The view from the car park is extensive, although hazy on the day we were there.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7d8ByORwCYIwT8Uk8AXM61wK-KmeXK9iokywyVyiHkKP7Ikmf7epDs-vauekGMekFWw5nCbvOLoLP6GyQp0FE0GHBFOOx5U-1G8ePcw0_cq0wbbEH9W7gSRSOi7BUXLaKf6817tAeKDvDVmL06fbklTCnOG7FSG7VwLr870QFUcxtMj7a47I1IZ7xl5o/s2000/Menorca-1150109.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7d8ByORwCYIwT8Uk8AXM61wK-KmeXK9iokywyVyiHkKP7Ikmf7epDs-vauekGMekFWw5nCbvOLoLP6GyQp0FE0GHBFOOx5U-1G8ePcw0_cq0wbbEH9W7gSRSOi7BUXLaKf6817tAeKDvDVmL06fbklTCnOG7FSG7VwLr870QFUcxtMj7a47I1IZ7xl5o/s320/Menorca-1150109.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqFM1SB5_7aN2wu20YPq9H-RcsDWP6dibKN96Xj2s9IikqzahC72jLjEqg_OmEv2TJJ3Gm9rUz4oARKng3L3Q0jLKglSytZfLpjYwWaJN0KnmZugdLBdyESUlvcxayhAQrSTJHbmhczBB98OHOsrtoNkw30dSiVknGm6XYe5gGEQXk2Q7XtmzfqcN-AI/s2000/Menorca-1150112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1333" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqFM1SB5_7aN2wu20YPq9H-RcsDWP6dibKN96Xj2s9IikqzahC72jLjEqg_OmEv2TJJ3Gm9rUz4oARKng3L3Q0jLKglSytZfLpjYwWaJN0KnmZugdLBdyESUlvcxayhAQrSTJHbmhczBB98OHOsrtoNkw30dSiVknGm6XYe5gGEQXk2Q7XtmzfqcN-AI/s320/Menorca-1150112.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I was still to get to grips with hoopoe, somewhat of a bogey bird for me. In an attempt to break my duck Peter pulled into the carpark for Cala Mitjana as we arrived back at Galdana as he and Linda had seen them there before. Amazingly there was one foraging for food when we arrived and it proved incredibly cooperative. What an exotic species this is: buff pink colouring with black and white striped, rounded wings and a startling crest which, when raised, resembles a tribal headdress. It has a long curved bill which it uses to probe the ground for its food.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">What an amzing end to another fantastic day. It was definitely time for some celebratory rehydration.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl8uIIMu3K-Y97ZRg7wMMTVgY8CZ4QppS_Kimsz6g3JAOH5RG4_LtgAmlA99Q03jaGnoWSh9CSjJJpR4MGTREwc8yT4pi3QXPkv3E39Ez0z2T9d6r7tVaTRTcUgF5PqqEPQx8sch8jyTHJKbDeF0gRBnLn1jaPFyC56eaozYO65iPbZddXnA4eDyPjuc/s2000/Menorca-4864.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl8uIIMu3K-Y97ZRg7wMMTVgY8CZ4QppS_Kimsz6g3JAOH5RG4_LtgAmlA99Q03jaGnoWSh9CSjJJpR4MGTREwc8yT4pi3QXPkv3E39Ez0z2T9d6r7tVaTRTcUgF5PqqEPQx8sch8jyTHJKbDeF0gRBnLn1jaPFyC56eaozYO65iPbZddXnA4eDyPjuc/s320/Menorca-4864.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hoopoe, Upupa epops</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3FHbLQZqtuFwcGcrFAs2shoU42_vLKLS5M_LVaqDTbtD39Lfj2yTfB_T00glXPghrLDUPo0AfSCBLIMBSBskV4D2I36pIGMpPa1kFkt2x0F3P-lIIdDAvqEK19XSNEOJxhXZ_owH6f3valk8le7PRNMOFzdzRwmqg2kelPy2aXKTR2QqqMBl7mnYLMd8/s2000/Menorca-4867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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