Having just spent a week in Lancashire, commencing my initial role as Senior Manager for Birdquest, the temptation of a two hour twitch in the completely opposite direction to home proved too much on my 'return' journey on Friday. Needless to say, it was a long eight hours back home!
As I arrived at Conwy RSPB, news broke that the Western Reef Heron had departed its beloved beach and presumably would fly onto the reserve. It thankfully did, not that I saw it arrive, and showed nicely when I eventually reached a hide.
A week prior, I spent much effort in trying to locate some gaps in my Highland yearlist, which inevitably involved hiking up a few munros, but it all came good as Dotterel, Ptarmigan and Ring Ouzel were soon located. The yearlist currently on 193.
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| Western Reef Heron at Conwy RSPB |
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| Pine Marten |
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| Ptarmigan |
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| Dotterel |
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| Ring Ouzel |
