I've been busy as a moorhen the last couple of days, so free time has been at a premium. I own a flat on King Street that I'm preparing to rent out, but before this is possible it needs to be fixed and readied Most of this has been done, but the last couple of weeks have been especially busy, in combo with my new engineering job, so my main love of birding has suffered somewhat.
Fortunately though, my King Street flat affords a great view of sea birds, and the variety of gulls observed is astounding! My friend, and rival, Lewy claims he saw a Blackened Spygull! However, he frequently lies.
Today was a leaving night for a good friend of mine, Sandy. This involved dinner, in which I ate pheasant (exact species unspecified, though I suspect a common Garden Pheasant). But of great note was the excellent spotting of the now very rare Winchester Swallow. This ungainly creature was hovering around our restaurant as if unsure what to do with itself. Unfortunately, some other common birds starrted bullying it, and it flew away scared.
Still, that makes bird 134 this year. That;s 7 more than Lewy! |
