Saturday, 28 May 2016

Patch then Filey

This morning dad and I got up at 6:30 (would have been earlier if I hadn't had concerts the last two nights) and headed down to Hunmanby Gap. There we added 6 birds to Patchwork challenge. They were-
4 Goosanders (south)
1 Arctic tern (south)
1 Common scoter (north)
1 Red-breasted merganser (north)
1 Rock pipit
2 Shelduck (flew inland off a field)
Leaving me on 96 species and 115 points.

Also present was a Red-throated diver though this was not an addition as we had seen them in winter.

We then went to Filey as a Red-backed shrike had just turned up at the tip. We looked where it had been see but didn't see it. We then saw it at the other side of the field to where it was meant to be. A distant female but still a good bird.
Red-throated diver
Goosander
Red-breasted merganser 
Chiffchaff
Distant Red-backed shrike
Shelduck

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