And another year rolls on by. It's my 15th birthday, and it hardly feels like a week since my 14th. Last year, we went to the Selsey peninsula and saw Razorbill, Black Redstart, and Green Sandpiper. This year was due to be more chilled out. We're going and house-sitting for our cousins in East Anglia, so I'm going to go for a proper birding on the Norfolk coast with Dad one day for a proper big birthday trip.
With not much in very close proximity to where we were having breakfast, I thought Sandy Point might be a good place to go to. It's very nice there and was good for Yellow-browed Warblers last winter, and with some finally arriving, I thought we might as well give it a go.
After arriving, we had a look out towards Black Point, where a few Brent Geese were in the rising tide. We walked over to where a Yellow-browed Warbler was last winter, to see if anything was there.
At first, not much was visible, but there were a few Chiffchaffs and Blue Tits about. A few Pied Wagtails were also present.
A very lightly coloured female Blackbird was skulking around in the bushes, causing a bit of confusion before I got good enough photos to see what it really was.
Virtually nothing was out on the sea, but we sat down to see if anything would turn up. Zebedee (our dog) found a ball and demanded we throw it for him.
Here he is, looking pleased with himself for managing to find the ball.
After a while longer of walking around with not much seen, we headed back to the car.
Dad and I were interrupted by a Kestrel that gave some incredible views, really rounding off a great trip.
You can see the leftovers of its last meal on its beak in the last one- definitely the closest I've seen one before.
It's been a great day. I'm sitting here writing this blog with a cup of tea and a new bird-related jumper on, thoroughly looking forward to next week's trip in Norfolk, who knows what we might see. It's been a brilliant birding year, with the highlights including Hudsonian Godwit, Least Sandpiper, Black-Throated Thrush, Little Bunting, Lesser Scaup, a self-found Hoopoe at Thursley Common, a self-found Whooper Swan at Woolmer, Long-eared Owl, and the Great Grey Shrike. Wow, listing all those reminds me of how many great things I've seen. I can still vividly remember the moment I first saw all of those. If my 15th year is anything like my 14th, I am not going to complain.
Anyways. Bedtime :)
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