Home – Thursday 19th March 2015
I was in the bathroom early in the morning when I heard an unusual but familiar bird call. I could have sworn it was an Oystercatcher but I’ve never seen one in the garden so I thought it must be my hearing playing me up again so I thought nothing of it.
When Jan came home after work and we were having supper I mentioned it to her and she had told me that she had seen a flock of Oystercatchers (40-50) in the field behind us earlier in the day, so at least my hearing was not completely bonkers! There are lots of names for a group of Oystercatchers: a parcel of, a Rockerfeller of, a stew of, a meretricious vein of. How they came by them I do not know.
Jan also mentioned that on her way home from work she saw a pair of Buzzards displaying over the trees by the Pig Farm just before you come into East Harling from Garboldisham.
Remember that the partial eclipse of the sun takes place this morning PLEASE remember not to look at it directly. Weather permitting I’m going to attempt to get a time-lapse video of it.
Live Update 8.03am 20.3.15: Jan heard the Oystercatchers again but didn't see them. The cloud is pretty extensive here at the moment and although the time-lapse is running it is looking that we are unlikely to get any decent footage but we'll see.
Live Update 9.51am 20.3.2015: The maximum of the partial eclipse has now passed us. Unfortunately the clouds covered the sun up but there was a noticeable reduction of the light levels. It was interesting to note that the birds disappeared from the garden but now have returned as the light increase. There is still just under an hour before the eclipse finishes so there is still a chance that the clouds may part for a better view. The live images on Stargazing Live (BBC2) have been absolutely stunning.
Live Update 11am 20.3.2015: Sadly the eclipse is now finished and guess what? The clouds have just begun to clear. How disappointing. I hope you got a better view of it than I did. I have a very short video on YouTube just to show the moment the clouds began to break. I used the Lapse It app on my iPad Mini with a special filter over the camera. Oh well, only another 11 years to wait for the next one.
Live Update 8.03am 20.3.15: Jan heard the Oystercatchers again but didn't see them. The cloud is pretty extensive here at the moment and although the time-lapse is running it is looking that we are unlikely to get any decent footage but we'll see.
Live Update 9.51am 20.3.2015: The maximum of the partial eclipse has now passed us. Unfortunately the clouds covered the sun up but there was a noticeable reduction of the light levels. It was interesting to note that the birds disappeared from the garden but now have returned as the light increase. There is still just under an hour before the eclipse finishes so there is still a chance that the clouds may part for a better view. The live images on Stargazing Live (BBC2) have been absolutely stunning.
Live Update 11am 20.3.2015: Sadly the eclipse is now finished and guess what? The clouds have just begun to clear. How disappointing. I hope you got a better view of it than I did. I have a very short video on YouTube just to show the moment the clouds began to break. I used the Lapse It app on my iPad Mini with a special filter over the camera. Oh well, only another 11 years to wait for the next one.
Keep your eyes peeled (and perhaps your ears open) and good spotting.
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