Too Cold For Birding!!!!!

I had a ride out into east Yorkshire this afternoon with my 11 year old daughter, we went up to see the Bewick swans at Frodingham and fortunately we could see them from the car.

I managed a few record shots as the snow was coming down but it was far too cold to hang about!

We then had a drive down to Tophill Low to have alook at the feeding station, it was quite full but in the hour we were there we saw a brambling 2 woodcocks a water rail and had some great views of a sparrowhawk.

well worth the trip, I'm looking forward to getting out and about in some decent weather.

the glaucous gull and green winged teal would have been nice but .... maybe on a nicer day.

East Park

Red Crested Pochard
Pintail

Grey Heron

Teal

Goosander

Goosander

Cormerant

waxwing

been out a few times over Christmas to east park (its only round the corner), and have been pleasantly suprised by the quality and variety of the birds.

The highlights have been; a very pale looking chiffchaff,waxwing,pintail,goldeneye,lesser redpoll,'European' treecreeper,redshank,grey heron,teal and up to 24 goosander.

Along with at least another 30 common species, it is certainly worth a visit during the winter monthsThe thing that suprised me the most was the amount of change over the 2 week period.

My money is on a rare turningup before the winter is out.

Allerthorpe Woods

I had a couple of hours at the feeding station at Allerthorpe today, with a low sun it made the light perfect for photograpy and the common birds there were most obliging.

Whilst I was there there was;Blue Tit,Coal Tit,Marsh Tit,Willow Tit,Long Tailed Tit,Great Tit,Great Spotted Woodpecker,Treecreeper,Tree Sparrow,Chaffinch,Brambling,Blackbird,Robin,Wren,Mistle Thrush,Fieldfare,Woodpigeon,Barn Owl,kestrel,Sparrowhawk.

On the way back I clocked the waxwings at Shiptonthorpe.

Not a bad day.