A New Year - A New Challenge

I can't believe I haven't posted since April last year, however it has been a very busy year spent wedding planning, getting married, new job and house renovation....

I've also been posting on Twitter rather than here, I suppose it's quicker, easier and more interactive but that's no excuse and this year I aim to make more of an effort.

I've signed myself up for the 2015 Patchwork Challenge and selected Salford Priors Gravel Pits as my 'patch', I'm sharing this with another local birder, so it should be interesting what this under watched site produces between the both of us.  I fear Neil may be visiting a lot more than me as the patch is at home and I work away during the week so can only bird it the weekends I'm back.

I've also signed myself up for a home study level 3 Diploma in Environmental Sciences.

I'm going to make the effort to get out birding more this year and really need to connect with the fabled (in terms of my life list) Long-eared Owl..... plus I'm going to try to record my sightings on BirdTrack but we'll see how that goes as this can easily take over your life.

That said, I'm going to keep my 1st year list for moths which, all in all should keep the wife happy, she has zero interest in birds or moths and thinks I already spend too much time geeking...

Oh, the wife has decided we are going to run the Southampton Half Marathon in April and I'm her training partner.

I was extremely fortunate to be able to visit the Galapogos Islands and Ecuador a few months back (honeymoon) so I should attempt to write up my birding encounters too.

Happy New Year and here's hoping you have a bird (and moth - if that's your thing) filled year, and that I have something to write about......