Red-throated Diver
Kittiwake
Red-throated Diver
Red-throated Diver
Sunday morning sailing
The only time I can remember seeing a Red-throated Diver was in Penzance before sailing out to the Isles of Scilly, so a morning up at Upper Bittell was just the ticket.
The Squire picked me up and on route we called in at Tardebigge, no Hawfinches but lots of thrushes. Tardebigge is always a nice place to spend an hour among the Yew trees.
The weather was beautiful at Bittell, sailing boats out & plenty of birds to worth through. An annoying dog of another birder did prove an annoyance to everyone but he was blindly unaware as he spouted continual rubbish. We moved away to save our ears from more pain.
The Diver showed fantastically well for us. While it seemed to be feeding well, I'm not sure how the bird's actual health was. This bird was very happy among the large number of Great Crested Grebes. It seemed the population of Worcestershire grebes were present.
The Squire picked out the Bean Goose that had been hanging around for a number of months and a Kittiwake was a nice way to round off the morning.
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