Kendal!

Working today at a house on Greenside, Kendal. At a feeding station in the next door neighbours garden, a good selection and number of finches inc Chaffinch c.15, Greenfinch c.10, Goldfinch 5+, Bullfinch pair, Siskin 1m and a pair of Brambling. 1 male Chaffinch had a bad case of papillomavirus (scaly warts) to 1 leg & foot. Lishers

Waxwings!!!

3 Waxwings found at 1ish initially in Morrisons carpark Kendal then flew over road into Aldi carpark, trying to feed on rosehips. Lishers

Kents Bank!

The Great white Egret found on the saltmarsh off Kents bank this afternoon over high tide. Showed well but always a bit distant. The Leighton moss bird having an afternoon off and visiting cumbria!!

More Waxwings!!

4 seen yesterday by Booths carpark in Ulverston (4pm) and 1 flying low over (heard and seen) house i was working at at Skelsmergh, 09.35, flying towards Kendal. Lishers

Waxwings!!!

Saturday mornings birding comprised of nothing more than the search for Waxwings in Kendal. The majority of the northern and eastern parts of the UK are enjoying good numbers of this scandanavian gem. I trauled round all the estates and likely places and drew a blank. Finally after a few hours and on the verge of giving up searching and thinking would Kendal ever get any birds. I stummbled across 12 flycathing from the tree tops in Abbot hall park, they were a bit mobile but i got good views of these classy winter migrants. Lishers

Garden!

4 Brambling flew over garden this morning! Lishers

many Pinks!!

A large skien of c.850 Pinks flew NW over Kendal first thing this morning, was quite an impressive sight. Lishers