Anything that has been spotted on the nature reserve
Another overcast day, no roses or chocolates for the birds on this site, just the usual seed and nuts. Very quiet on the feeders today numbers were very low:- 2 Blue Tit, 2 Great Tit 1 F Bullfinch, 2M 2F Blackbirds, 2 Greenfinch, 2M 2f Chaffinch, 5 Goldfinch, 1 Magpie, 4 robins, 1 dunnock, and […]
This morning was overcast and a bit drizzly, Blackcombe has been decapitated. Bob not present today so no bird count, hope to do better tomorrow, a few goldfinch on feeders see pic, good to watch them squabbling. Also watched the super submarine striker (male tufted), same profile as yesterday, would submerge about 10 foot from […]
Hi, the ice has nearly all gone from the long pond and Brian was feeding the 2 swans, 14 mallards and 2 pairs of tufted ducks. The swans and mallards were nigh in a feeding frenzy with the bread being thrown to them in the shallow water. When one of the male tufted ducks dived […]
Hi, the count for Friday 10th :- at the long pond just 14 mallard and 2 swans. North feeder :- 2M-1F bullfinch,1 great tit,2 blue tits, 1 coal tit, 4 robins, 2M-3F reed buntings, 4M-3F blackbirds,1 goldfinch,15 greenfinch, 2 dunnocks, 4 chaffinches. 2 woodpeckers flew by going south. Count for today Sat. 11th :- at […]
Hi, freezing ground this morning every stone and bare patch was just ice, tricky underfoot. At the long pond 2 swans and a few mallard coping with the icy conditions…still quiet. At the north feeder 2M-2F bullfinch,4 blue tits, 3 great tits, 1 coal tit, 3M-1F reed buntings, 7M-3F blackbirds, 8 chaffinch, 2 dunnocks, 5 […]
Hi, good to see Geof”s posting yesterday, hope you are feeling better. At the long pond the 2 swans waddled over the ice to take some bread along with 4 mallard, and that was it, very quiet. The north feeder:- 1M-1F bullfinch,3 great tits, 2 blue tits, 4M-1F reed buntings, 2M-2F blackbirds, 5 chaffinch, 2 […]
Approaching the fishing pond Brian and I saw a heron near to the fishing landings, Brian tried to get a photo, as usual the heron took flight. At the north feeder this morning:- 1M-1F bullfinch, 2 great tits, 2 blue tits, 1 coal tit, 9 greenfinch, 5 goldfinch, 5 chaffinch,5 robins, 2m-1F reed buntings, 2 […]
I got on the reserve before the tide left so there were a few stragglers around. Lots of Sanderling rushing around as always, and a single Ringed Plover were all I could muster. The Meadows were better though with the ubiquitous Curlew in profusion, Lapwings of course, a lot of Redshank, Oystercatcher and one solitary […]
Starting todays walk Brian and I were walking in misty conditions and we could hear geese flying high but could not see them because of the low cloud and mist. Towards the end the sun cleared the cloud and mist and we observed at least 500 geese flying south in several skiens, they were too […]
As Bob posted today, we missed the swans landing but here are a couple of photos , they look like two adults, two adolescent and two cygnets. Also attached is a photo taken a couple of weeks ago,of a Teal flapping it’s wings but notice the two white feathers, one on each wing pointing backwards, […]