@birdingdad: The fierce east wind

Sunday, 1 February 2009

The fierce east wind

...hadn't blown anything in to Grafham this morning, but here are some snaps of the long-staying Scaup, a couple of super-tufted Tufted Duck and a Grey Wag. The male Smew was off Gaynes Point distantly, and 9 Red-crested Pochards were close in off the dam. The snow started by 12 noon, whilst Adelaide slept outside in her push chair. Hopefully she has not become a snow-baby. Maybe we should bring her in...

The south end of the dam, 1st Feb.

Tufties

Scaup

Grey Wagtail

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About me...

I am a birder/naturalist/ecologist from York, who became a Dad in April 2008 (and again in March 2010). I birded York until 1993 when I went off to the University of East Anglia in Norwich, where I secured a BSc Honours in Ecology. After spending some time working for BirdLife International and WWF in Madagascar and Indonesia, I ended up in Cambridgeshire. In May 2009 I moved away from one of the best inland birding patches, Grafham Water, Cambridgeshire, to live in Norfolk. I birded the mid-Yare Valley NNR (Strumpshaw - Buckenham - Cantley) for 18 months, but have now moved back to York, where I'm from.

Besides birds, I am very keen on cetaceans (whales and dolphins), plants, moths, and pretty much everything else that nature has to offer!

I work for Yorkshire Wildlife Trust as North Regional Manager (since May 2017), having formerly worked as Director of Development (since September 2010). Before this, I worked at Norfolk Wildlife Trust (2009-2010) and Beds, Cambs, Northants Wildlife Trust (2001-2009).

I am a naturalist guide for Yorkshire Coast Nature and Wildlife Travel.

I am on the committee of York Ornithological Club where I am the Bird Recorder for the York Recording Area (see map).

If you see any scarce birds in the York area, please email me recorder@yorkbirding.org.uk

My old Indybirder website, as reviewed in Birdwatch mag no less!: http://indybirder.tripod.com

UK Pan List Total: 1,870 (Dec 20)

York Area (YOC) Bird List: 231 (Latest, Hoopoe, Sept 24)

Yorkshire Bird List: 360 (Latest Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, 28 Sep 24)

British Bird List: 460 (Latest, Pale-legged Leaf Warbler, Sept 24)

British Self-found Bird List: 302 (Latest: Wilson's Petrel)

Check out some of my exploits from yesteryear: https://birdingdadrewind.blogspot.com/