Sunday 5 December 2010

Snow Buntings & Larks

Went to Blyth first thing to find John (Howdon Blogger) photographing Snow Buntings. Seven birds in all including a cracking male. Then it was onto St Mary's where the Skylarks were feeding on the seed that was put down on Friday, a Black Redstart was feeding at the base of the cliffs at Hartley and a procession of Song Thrushes moved south. Enough words, here's some pics:

Male Snow Bunting

Female Snow Bunting


Sky Lark

Rock Pipit

Rock Pipit

Ten Grey Partridge in the fields at St Mary's

Icicles adorn the cliffs at Hartley

4 comments:

  1. Nice snob, and good on ya for keeping them skylarks fed, they need help in weather like this !

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  2. Cripes, I'm being haunted! How's birding on the 'otherside'?

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  3. Birding on the otherside is great ta !

    Last year we were emergency feeding the skylarks in that bad weather, but this year we've got some bird seed crops in place. They're certainly pulling in the birds, a few snow buntings and laps there in the last week, 250 skylarks, 130 tree sparrows and 70+ yellowhammers, but still no sign of that dream pine bunting yet !

    It's great birding tho, and less effort than luggin around those huge sacks of barley !

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