How easy is it to give up the car and still enjoy birding as a hobby? It should be easy birds are everywhere. In my case even local birding has often involved a car journey and my plan for the coming year is to do as much birding on foot or on a bike. Not a new idea, but increasing age and a need/want to keep fit and the challenge of the boundaries the 'self powering' my birding will impose, will hopefully bring its rewards.
Monday, December 30, 2019
Local birding today
With the day having slipped past I decided to take the bike out mid afternoon again and see what I could see locally. The Churchyard was disappointing, a pair of noisy Mistle Thrushes the best on offer, so I headed off to the nearby heath. A slow start with things picking up as I flushed a Woodcock. Next up was the ringtail / 1CY Hen Harrier again, followed shortly after by a Peregrine, based on size and build a male. Several Stonechats were along the roadside again as well, which concluded an enjoyable couple of hours and a further 12km travelled by bike and on foot.
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