A quick trip to the beach
Early morning saw Alan down on the beach at Penrhyn Bay, just east of our home in Llandudno. Two male Snow Buntings had been seen here the previous day so good a chance to miss, sadly Ruth had to head off for work, not fair. It was a lovely early spring morning, calm with warm sunshine ideal. Down on the pebble beach it was undisturbed, good news, this beach is heavily used by dog walkers. A movement on the stones and the binoculars were quickly focussed and….a Rock Pipit came into focus. Keep scanning, but nothing, it looked like these Arctic birds had moved on encouraged by the rise in temperature perhaps? Another birder, Tony Curney, arrived and it was good to catch up after a long time without seeing each other. Tony had to head off for work and announced “these birds have got ten seconds then I am off” The Snow Buntings must have heard as they immediately flew in landed on the rocks right in front of Tony, wow! Both birds hopped about in the sunshine showing off beautifully, what great birds. Alan put the camera to good use and digiscoped the guys to show Ruth later in the day, not as good as seeing them but better than nothing.
Would you like to come birding with The Biggest Twitch? Well now you can!
We are putting together a package of birding tours here in the UK, Europe and further afield using our huge experience to share our enthusiasm for birds, wildlife and wild places with you. We are offering the following trips as set departure tours:Galapagos Islands and Ecuador: April 2010 – there’s been a lot of interest already!
India, Tigers and the north: November 2010We offer custom tours to the following countries with dates to suit you for an individual tour, or you can join a group of like-minded people:Spain, visiting Extremadura and/or the Coto de Doñana
Eastern Turkey for wonderful birds and mountain scenery
Finland and Norway with the very best guides for all the owls and woodpeckersWe also offer custom tours throughout the year in North Wales, day trips or longer to see all the special birds, dates to suit you. Highlights could include Red-billed Chough, Black and Red Grouse, Dipper, Red Kite, Hen Harrier, Goshawk, Atlantic Puffin, Ring Ouzel. Expect to see over 100 species on a two-day tour!If you would like more details of any of these, please email us at info@thebiggesttwitch.com. We would love you to join us for wonderful birds and much more!