23/01/22
1st winter/ juvenile 'argie'
A few angles highlight its 'retarded' moult; an almost crisp early autumn michahellis look about it - in late January! Indicates it's probably from some way north....
Pochard x 4, c90 tufted ducks..
Common Gull x 7
Chillier conditions: low as 2c (winds light from the East), mostly bright.
Parkhurst Forest on 12th: Firecrest, treecreeper, goldcrest (singing), coal tit(s), mistle thrush, bullfinch...
Evidently going to be a Crossbill year with more this morning (June 4th), either perched or on the move. At least 16 at Luccombe Village i...