Hen Harrier & Barn Owl

We sat for hours waiting for one of the hen harriers to fly in, feet like ice and coffee long drunk ! Karen then asked 'what's the best setting on my camera for the sunset?' so settings were altered on Karen's camera just as this hen harrier flew past with setting on Simon's camera totally wrong! Typical and it just about summed the weekends birding up !

Back again we go next weekend only this time we will be ready !

The local barn owl at dusk

A day out in Scarborough for Karen's birthday

A change of plan as we had originally decided to go to Seahouses in Northumberland  for the weekend. The weather forecast was dire with heavy rain forecast for the entire weekend. Shouldn't have taken any notice of this as it was, as usual, totally wrong! So, Friday was Karen's birthday so off we went to Scarborough for the day. First stop on the way in was B & Q where 2 waxwings were in the trees outside. Next stop was to The Mere where a cracking bacon butty was devoured while we searched for the firecrest. Drew a blank on this one so decided to head off to Holbeck carpark for the Med Gulls, we saw 3. Then down into Scarborough for the Great Northern Diver and a chippy lunch. A perfect day !!

                     and we had a........

 Scarborough Harbour

 Great Northern Diver

 Med Gulls

 Waxwings

Then home for lashings of chinese takeaway, wine and Karen's pressies. A lovely day out xx

Alkborough Flats

 Little Egret with 2 spotted redshank

Marsh Harrier

Messingham Nature Reserve

 Fieldfare in the horse field

Just one single redpoll in the flock of siskins

Siskin