Get set . . . go!
2nd November 2009, Monday
Bird atlassers have been waiting ever since the end of July to get out there with their bins and OS maps and continue the good work. With the third winter of the BTO Atlas starting yesterday (and who went out then?), today I had a wander around TQ81P, a “blank” tetrad between Broad Oak and Udimore. With no records so far, everything counts! The 30 species included great views of Coal and Marsh Tits, Nuthatches, Treecreepers, a Goldcrest and both woodpeckers, with Buzzards heard in two places, and in addition single Red Admiral, Migrant Hawker and Common Darter. November is late for the dragonflies but there are still plenty about in sheltered spots, and it will be interesting to see how long they survive in such a mild autumn.
Wild Hastings
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