Well, its that time of year again, when Green Sand realises he's a fortnight behind schedule for posting his 'That Was The Year That Was' retrospection. The levels of disorganisation......
A good friend of mine, who has suffered listening to me going on about my birding year, suggested that when doing my summary I try to include the best bird I've seen. I've thought about this, and decided not only to do that but also include best days, worst days, etc. The peaks and troughs of yet another sine wave of a birding year.
Looking back, I remember realising in January that this was looking like being a year of hard work. My carefully laid plans, hopes and amibitions for the start of the new birding year fell somewhat by the wayside due...