The Amber and Chocolate list

If you are a regular sufferer of this blog, you may remember that I spent quite a bit of time at Gander Green Lane last season, home of Sutton United Football Club. My season ticket, apart from allowing me to watch the footy, also opened up the sideline of birding during moments of non-activity on the pitch. There were three notable sightings - Little Egret, Common Buzzard and Lapwing. With the new season having started last Saturday (and a new season ticket safely in my possession), it was time to launch a new initiative - The ND&B Gander Green Lane 2017-18 season list!

My efforts during Saturday's match (a friendly versus Coventry) were half-hearted, although I made a special effort to get Common Swift onto the list. I also noticed a Blackbird and Collared Dove, so, with a shaky start, the bird list is currently on three. I also  witnessed three species of butterfly - Large White, Comma and Small Tortoiseshell - so it would be rude not to start a butterfly list as well. There are no rules other than what I see from the ground during match days (or queueing up for cup tickets!!) counts. I can envisage future lurking in the car park extremities to try and add such mundane species as Dunnock and Blue Tit to the list.

There are two other birder's present at all of these games, with Beddington's very own Frank Prater and Kevin Guest fellow followers of the Amber and Chocolate, so I need to be careful with what I claim.

Comments

Simon Douglas Thompson said…
Surely anyone beats Coventry these days? They've become rubbish at football and rugby, does the same go for birding?
13 July 2017 at 16:59
Steve Gale said…
Actually, Sutton lost to Coventry City 1-0. As for birding...??
13 July 2017 at 17:11
Gibster said…
As I recall, the housing estate just past the Gander Green Londis has Shearwater Close, Sandpiper Way, Grebe Court, Teal Place and Heron Court. Aaah, all those years being a delivery driver have served me well :)
14 July 2017 at 01:18
Gibster said…
Also, don't trust that Kojak fella, couldn't tell a Wheatear Walk from his Buzzard Row if you ask me...
14 July 2017 at 01:20
Derek Faulkner said…
Off topic, but did you see Gardeners World this week and the lovely garden that they featured on Dungeness beach.
14 July 2017 at 05:26
Steve Gale said…
Seth, How do you know Kevin?
14 July 2017 at 07:49
Steve Gale said…
I did Derek, clever use of naturally occurring plants with other species brought in.
14 July 2017 at 07:50
Gibster said…
Not very well, which is how I plan to keep things.
14 July 2017 at 19:48
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