No 7 2023 Plans

 I have started to think about walks for the bird club for 2023.

It would be good to have a longer session to enable us to travel to further locations, whilst still containing  total walk in a morning.  I have in mind places like Attenborough gravel pits, Carsington, and Alvaston Park.  My problem is that as I have to check whether anyone new turns up at the library, and the library does not open until 10.00am, I would not be available to start at a more distant location until c 10.30. I am happy to finish (at the birding site) at 1.00pm

I will leave it to you to let me know what you think, and what suits you. (Add a comment to this post if you wish.)

In the meantime, and starting a new calendar year, on 6th January 2023 we will again go to Markeaton Park. There will be far less leaves on the trees than our walk there in October, and the birds will be more visible, and hungry.

So for your diary...............

FRIDAY   6th January 2023       Library   10.00am or    10.15am Coppice End Rd

Meanwhile, I hope you all have a great Xmas, and look forward to extending your birding knowledge and horizons in 2023.

David

No 6 All quiet on the Derwent Front

 With just two pairs of eyes on the December walk, there were very few birds recorded. As leaves are fast falling off the trees, birds should be more visible, but they were just not around.

The duo walked from Darley Park Drive car park, towards town, then crossed the Iron Bridge just after the rowing club and back along the Derwent to the mill area. Crossing the temporary replacement Bridge by Darleys, they turned right and ventured along the path to the two entrances to the Nutwood Reserve.

Time plus signs of pretty muddy paths deterred them from going into the Reserve so they retraced their steps back to the car park. The number of species was embarasingly low, so just to say BOD were Collared Doves.   

David