My Birding Year 2022 Part 1 - January to June
Top Lake - Newton St Loe (Bath Birdwatcher) The year started well with 20 species seen in the 1 st 3 days but nothing unexpected. On the 4 th of January the 3 Amigos had a Trip to Weston Super Mare as a Penduline Tit had been seen at the old Airfield and as it would be a lifer for the three of us we decided to go for it and on the way our 1 st Red Kite of the year was seen, We stopped at Herriotts at Chew Valley Lake and year ticked all the usual suspects which included a Great White Egret. Between Chew and Weston more usual fare was logged including a nice Kestrel. At Weston we soon found where the Penduline was by the number of people looking for it, and talking to the 1 st person we met, he said it had been seen earlier but he had not seen it, so we stood and waited but no sign so we decided to wander along the reedbed to a different viewing point but again nothing but Meadow Pipits so another move which this time proved fruitful when we found 2 Penduline Tits feedi...