Week 13
26 March – 1 April 2025
During my big year, I will update my blog most weeks. This is the twelfth 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.
April 01 - Day 91: 136
Today, we went to Girdleness for the first time in ages in search of some spring migrants. As we drove past the new harbour, we bumped into Raymond. Together, we moved over to Greyhope bay, where we saw some Ringed Plovers and Raymond spotted a Wheatear getting chased by a Rock Pipit. After a while, my dad left for a work meeting and my youngest sister, Klara went with him. While Raymond was parking the car, Maya and I saw a Skylark with nesting material in its bill. We gave it some space and watched where it landed. We showed Raymond, and he congratulated us for finding the first nest at Girdleness of the season! After some success with the Skylark nest, we took out our scopes and scanned the Shags on the pier for some colour-ringed birds from the Isle of May. Before going home, we put out some bait to try and do some whoosh netting later in the year.
While driving towards Oxford, I got a year tick in the form of an early House Martin at Bridge of Dee.
Day 91: https://ebird.org/checklist/S222247131