Grandad - Clive Dunn

Something of a couple of Record Breakers to herald the New Year, as for one I have never recorded

 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

as the first species of a New Year

 nor have I been in

on that day.

To bring up the 'hat trick' it was also the greatest of pleasure to be

in the company of some of the finest 'Birders' in the land.

FREDERICK
was seeing things at a distance, turn the bins round mate.

+

ALEXANDER

really looked the part as

BENJAMIN
studied things in close detail, while

ELIZABETH LOUISE
took thinks at a far more leisurely pace.
A great 'outing for the binoculars bought for the boys soon after they were born.
I feel a Little Girl's pair coming very soon!
Otherwise, the New Years Day List was not of record breaking proportions,
 but what were seen follow in order of sighting.

 ROBIN

WOOD PIGEON

JACKDAW

BLACKBIRD

BLUE TIT

 BLACK-HEADED GULL

GREAT TIT

COLLARED DOVE

 MAGPIE

 CARRION CROW

 HERRING GULL

 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

 GREY HERON

 CORMORANT

 JAY

 MALLARD

GOLDFINCH

STARLING

We are hoping to expand on this in days to come.

If you count Feral Pigeon, which was also spotted, the 

Year Total stands at 20 while the Dorset equivalent is ZERO.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

TO ALL

(especially Hugh and Janet, see you soon)

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