Friday 7 December 2018

Bookings Open for Winter Term

All my current Autumn clients have now been asked if  they'd like to return for the Winter sessions, so bookings are now being opened up to everyone else.  There are no vacancies on Tuesday or Friday mornings, but there are spaces on Wednesday afternoons, Friday afternoons or Thursday afternoons.  However, if you are interested in another session please ask. 
Short-eared Owl

Winter is traditionally the period when we have the best chance to see Long and Short-eared Owls, Rough-legged Buzzards, Waxwings,      Great Grey Shrikes, Hawfinches and  Waxwings.  There are still colourful  birds to see like Stonechats, Redwings and Kingfishers.   
Long-eared Owl (c) 2018 Richard Broughton 
 Rough-legged Buzzard 
 Ditto
 Hen Harrier
Waxwings
Redwing
 Hawfinch (c) 2018 Mike Woods
 Snow Bunting 
 Short-eared Owl
 Stonechat - colourful winter bird
Little Egret - eating hawthorn berries
 Long-tailed Tit - a commonly-emcoutered bird in winter
 Starling Murmuration
As the winter progresses we will encounter more birds singing.  This is the best time of the year to learn a little birdsong every week, before the avalanche of new singing species when the summer migrants arrive in April and May.   It is important to gain a basic knowledge in the birdsong of our resident species before things become more complicated after Easter.
  Chaffinch



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