Brexit Day..31.1.2020. Blog Update

At last Brexit has arrived as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union later today.I am just updating my blog for January 2020. It has not been good for photography this month with many days of anticyclonic gloom and I have not had many excursions with the camera.Of course I did manage a few excursions mainly to the Cockerham and Pilling areas which does seem to have been my patch over the Winter months.It never disappoints and the usual subjects of geese and barn owls feature in the images below.

A couple of trips to the coast at Fleetwood and Blackpool were made to see the snow buntings that were on the shore at Fleetwood and the starling roost at Blackpool North Pier.The images give a bit of variety to the blog but I look forward to more coastal visits soon to catch up with the winter visitors.The fourth image shows a large gull present at Pilling.I am not good at gull identification and am unsure as to it's identity.There has been a Caspian Gull and a Scandanavian Herring Gull in the area and it may be one of those.I await the id from a knowledgable friend of mine.

The mornings and afternoons are now getting lighter and it will be nice in February to get out more.All we need now is more sunshine and Spring will well and truly be on it's way.Thanks for looking in and I will be back post Brexit with more from my travels.

New Year 2020..Highlights

Belatedly some highlights from my trips out over the New Year period.The weather was a bit up and down but there were a few drier and brighter days when I could get out with the camera.It was good to get out and return to normality after the festive season.I spent a bit of time with the barn owls which have kept me busy recently and obtained some nice images, one of which heads this post.I travelled the usual back roads and lanes in the Cockerham and Pilling areas to see what was about.

Swans and geese were showing well and a number of Bewick's Swans were on view down Moss Lane in with the numerous Whooper swans.Eagland Hill was popular with birdwatchers who had come from far and wide to see the purple heron which was enjoying the area close to Jenkinson's potato farm and it's numerous field voles.One of my images below shows the heron with one of many voles it has caught.It is still around as I write enjoying the abundance of food.

Curlews,a grey heron,a common buzzard,kestrel and a robin posed for the camera in the Cockerham area.The post finishes with a couple more of the barn owls which have given me much pleasure over the last month or so.I now look forward to more days out as the days lengthen and it warms up as Spring is hopefully on it's way. Thanks for looking in and I will be back soon with more delights from Lancs.