Monday 9 November 2009

DIGGING AROUND THE PATCH

So woke up this morning and it was dry and clear, had a few jobs to finish off got through them about 08.40, then it was time to grab the cameras and head for the hills. My home in the village of Lanner is in a valley with  hills 500 ft high from North through West and to the South, with gently rising ground to the East. To do a circular walk around the tops is 4 3/4 miles, And I want to make this my home birding patch. This morning I only had about 1 1/4 hours to play with, so took a walk up the lane at the back of the house to the farm and then up the narrow footpath towards Carn Marth. What a change from the weekend, the sunny conditions had certainly brought the bird population to life. Got the first Redwings of the winter on the ground, lot of Woodies around Magpies, Thrushes, Blackbirds, and a few Finch flocks. On the way back down I suddenly thought I should take some Pics of the area I am going around, so the first two are coming back down to the village from my walk. The rest are a few of the birds I saw this morning, and with more time I am sure there will be a lot more to follow. One thing I am going to try for is Tawny Owl as we have two or three calling every night, and I want to try and find a daylight resting area and get some Photo's. The Blue Tit was as I walked out of my back door it was picking insects off my Radio Antenna.






Posted by Monts at 19:14
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8 comments:

  1. ShySongbird10 November 2009 at 00:12

    How lovely, you had a much better day than we did. it started off foggy here and then was cold and grey all day :(

    I love all the photos but my favourites are the Redwing, the second photo looks like it is catching (or dropping) a berry in mid air or is that some sort of optical illusion?

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  2. Monts10 November 2009 at 07:54

    Hi Jan It is a berry that it has flicked to try and get it in the right position to swallow,only wish I had set to continuous shots to get the full sequence

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  3. Anonymous10 November 2009 at 08:45

    Great post, Monty. Looking forward to seeing/reading more from your patch.

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  4. FAB10 November 2009 at 11:52

    Nice selection from your patch walk Monty, not least the Redwing. I have the same problem..forgetting to take continuous shots.. old habits with a '35mm film' camera' I suppose!

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  5. Mark Halliday10 November 2009 at 21:57

    great shot of the redwing mate

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  6. Anonymous11 November 2009 at 09:19

    Thanks for commenting on my blog Monts.
    Do you go to the sewage works at Tresamble vean just South of United Downs? I used to go there a lot when I lived in Falmouth. It was really good for wintering Chiff chaffs and Firecrests etc and also for passage waders like Green and Wood sandpipers. Reed warblers breed (bred) there and I had Cettis there once. The gulls from the dump tend to loaf in the fields and I've had Iceland, Glaucous and Med gull amongst them.
    Also I've had Crossbill, Brambling and other good woodland species in the woods between there and Carharrack. The only trouble is you can't leave the path and wander through the woods.

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  7. Mary11 November 2009 at 15:50

    What great photos, Monty! I have enjoyed browsing a number of your posts and want to leave home THIS MINUTE to return to visit the UK again. The countryside around you is breathtaking, and your love for it shows in your excellent photography. I'm glad to have found your blog (via your comment on Bill S.'s).

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  8. Monts11 November 2009 at 19:17

    Richard I do know the sewage works at Tresamble
    but I will have to put it on my list. Yes I have walked through the woods up to Carharrack, and have seen some good birds there. Now that I am retired there are so many places I want to get to, hope there will be enough hours in the days.

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