Week 3
14 – 21 January 2025
During my big year, I will update my blog most weeks. This is the third week's recap. The number next to the day indicates my year list at the end of that day. Birds written in italics indicate year ticks.
Day 18: 86
While my dad was in London for work, my grandparents from Hungary came over to take care of my sisters and I. For the past week, Hawfinch records from Fetternear Bishop's Palace and the Kemnay area have been coming in daily. After lunch today, my mum and I drove up to try to see the birds. 30 minutes later, we arrived at the nearby business centre, where we parked. In the fields, we spotted a Yellowhammer and got an alert saying the birds had been seen 10 minutes ago. We saw a large flock of Pink-footed Geese fly over while we were making our way across to where they had been seen. When we arrived, I found a few Long-tailed Tits but no Hawfinches. After waiting for about 15 minutes, we met Sailaja again. She said that she had not seen them yet. We started to get quite pessimistic about seeing the birds. We walked up to the Palace and met another birder who hadn't seen them neither. Soon, we were joined by a few other birders, none of which had seen the birds. As my mum and I walked back up and down the trail, we heard a rather strange sound coming from the tops of one of the trees. When I saw a small bird hop across some branches, I didn't expect to lift my binoculars and watch a female Hawfinch sitting on a branch! The bird soon flew, and I could see the characteristic wing bar. Unfortunately, the other birders didn't arrive soon enough and they didn't see it. On the way back to the car, we accidentally flushed a flock of Linnets from the fields nearby.
Day 18: https://ebird.org/checklist/S209760716
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