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, […]
Hi at the start of the walk there were 2 thrushes scurrying away between the brambles on the tank tracks. At the long pond the ice has finally won and covered all the pond now. All Brian and myself saw was 6 teal taking flight 2M-2F mallards…so quiet, then as we continued 14 canada geese […]
Hi, at the long pond the 2 swans have gone as the small pool is nigh on closing in with the ice. All that was there was the white mallard with 9 other mallards and 1 canada goose. No other birds were evident. At the north feeder, 2M–2F bullfinch,2 great tits,1 coal tit, 7 chaffinch, […]
Hi, the small clearing in the long pond is diminishing and today there were 2 swans,2 canada geese and a few mallards….very quiet. At the north feeder–1M-2F bullfinch,3 blue tits,3 great tits,5 robins,4M-1F reed buntings, 7 chaffinch, 6 goldfinch, 9 greenfinch, 7M-4F blackbirds,2 dunnock. Approaching feeder through the field observed one thrush in the brambles […]
Hi, the image was taken at the long pond with all birds evident in this tiny clearing of water, on a nearby bank was a heron sunning himself but took flight as I approached. Walking on past this a mute swan flew low over the pond looking as to land, however it didn’t and gained […]