Monday 31 December 2018
Friday 28 December 2018
I'm Still Here
It's been a while since I have written anything on this blog. Since late September, the car has been a bit temperamental and I have been reluctant to drive all that far. I've had the thing, a Seat Leon for nearly 15 years now and problems have been building up, which have been tolerable, but recently the steering rack started to leak and at over a grand to fix wasn't worth doing. I eventually solved it by trading it in and getting a new Mazda 2.
Other things have also got in the way of getting out of course, with the build up to Christmas, things like family visits, taking Mum shopping and the usual health issues.
However today I was determined to get down to Amwell as my last visit was way back on the 9th September. The weather wasn't ideal as it remained a bit misty and murky all morning, and so felt a bit colder than the 10 degrees suggested.
I arrived about the same time a Ron Cousins, and Jane Free was there as well. We missed a family party of White Fronted Geese-seen first thing by Phil and there hasn't been a great deal else of interest but at least I was out seeing things and having a nice chat at the same time. Had the sun been out, I would have expected the Bittern to appear but it remained tucked away out of sight. Ron thought he saw a small bird feeding on reed mace in the general area but nothing was seen in his scope, so we can forget the possibility of a Penduline Tit.
After about an hour, the Greylags flew in, but without any rarer geese, which we assumed were feeding on fields somewhere. Two Egyptians did come in after the others left and while I did a quick circuit around the picnic area. One flock of Siskins and a few Redwings were all I could find though.
Other things have also got in the way of getting out of course, with the build up to Christmas, things like family visits, taking Mum shopping and the usual health issues.
However today I was determined to get down to Amwell as my last visit was way back on the 9th September. The weather wasn't ideal as it remained a bit misty and murky all morning, and so felt a bit colder than the 10 degrees suggested.
I arrived about the same time a Ron Cousins, and Jane Free was there as well. We missed a family party of White Fronted Geese-seen first thing by Phil and there hasn't been a great deal else of interest but at least I was out seeing things and having a nice chat at the same time. Had the sun been out, I would have expected the Bittern to appear but it remained tucked away out of sight. Ron thought he saw a small bird feeding on reed mace in the general area but nothing was seen in his scope, so we can forget the possibility of a Penduline Tit.
After about an hour, the Greylags flew in, but without any rarer geese, which we assumed were feeding on fields somewhere. Two Egyptians did come in after the others left and while I did a quick circuit around the picnic area. One flock of Siskins and a few Redwings were all I could find though.
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