Happy New Year!
The year got off to a good start, when, having dropped Sol's mate off at Wheldrake, we headed down to Aughton to see if we could see the White-tailed Eagle. Sol was interested in having a look - as long we didn't have to wait too long! - so I was anxious when a birder told me that the bird had flown out of sight. I felt the bird may decide to move north, so kept an eye upriver through a gap in the trees. We entertained ourselves watching Goldeneyes on the ings, and Marsh Harriers worrying the wildfowl and waders gathered on the floodbanks. After a while, I spotted the huge form of the eagle flapping low north, as I figured it might. It quickly went out of view behind trees, so I let the other birders know, before we headed off to Ellerton. This paid off, as shortly after arrival at Ellerton churchyard, I spotted the hulking raptor sitting in a dead tree opposite the church. It sat there, being scolded by local Magpies and Carrion Crows, and even Sol was impressed. After filling our boots, we headed home.
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