Ingrebourne Valley 2018

A little diary for myself; i'm going to try to beat my Valley Year list. It presently stands at 95 and this was achieved back in 2013. 

95 i hear you say - that's low, you should easily achieve this - aha that's where you assume incorrectly.

As the name suggests, i don't get out much and when i do i have been know to partake in a few twitches. So in 2017 i managed a mere 7 visits to the Valley along with a twitch for the Spotted Crake. 

As much as i want to, after a while am i going to be able to muster the same enthusiasm i have right now, today 1st January 2018. I mean seeing the same old same old that the Valley has to offer has been known to turn my attentions else where, Gardening, DIY, Golf plus numerous other bits. Well anything really.

So today got off to a fairly decent start, 48 on day one. Some obvious easy birds missed but a stonker of a patch tick thanks to Dave Mo in the form of Red Kite.

I wasn't expecting the same numbers as others but i was hoping for 50+. I missed out on Collard Dove, House Sparrow and Starling.

But in a weird turn of events, i'm not working tomorrow and will be going back! Twice in one month - whats the world coming too.