Timworth and Great Barton

Ok, here's the truth - this blog has become an opportunity to diarise my frankly inspiring Local Big Year, a mix of endurance and wonderful bird watching. It's getting to the point, just one month into 2022, where I believe we might have actually kicked the filth that was 2020/ 21 into the never never? 

Here's hoping. With sumptuous blogging meeting photographic art, this post is effectively a picture essay. A study in birds local to me. All the while blasting the live classic; Shovel Headed Tour Machine Live at Wacken by Exodus. If you don't own the dark, thrashing mastery of visceral metal perfection then look it up on YouTube or Spotify. Then you can align your soundtrack with mine - which would be nice...

After a half marathon training run Sunday morning I took a roll out with Nick PM

Raven - Great Barton - 30th January 2022

White-fronted Geese - Great Barton - 30th January 2022

Pink-footed Goose - Hall Farm - 30th January 2022

Pink-footed Goose - Hall Farm - 30th January 2022

White-fronted Geese - Great Barton - 29th January 2022

White-fronted Geese - Great Barton - 29th January 2022

White-fronted Geese - Great Barton - 29th January 2022

White-fronted Geese - Great Barton - 29th January 2022

Grey Partridge - Great Barton - 29th January 2022

Grey Partridge - Great Barton - 29th January 2022

Grey Partridge - Great Barton - 29th January 2022

Grey Partridge - Great Barton - 29th January 2022

Lapwing - Timworth - 29th January 2022

Golden Plover - Timworth - 29th January 2022

Hairy caterpillar - Timworth - 29th January 2022

Goldeneye - Hall Farm - 29th January 2022

I type this with an accumulated tally of 94 species - all from home on bike or foot - across 66 miles of hiking, 152 miles cycling and 77 miles running. February is going to get it, in the face.