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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 45516 Location: yes
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Mistress Rose
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 17 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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This week it was a bit foggy, though not as bad as it was two weeks ago, and the fog did clewar and give us some warm sunshine.
Lots of ducks (Pintail, Shelduck, Wigeon etc) and waders including lots of Lapwing and Black-tailed Godwit, with a few Ruff and Dunlin. Several Marsh Harriers, scaring flocks of birds into flight as they passed overhead, and very good, albeit distant, views of a hunting Barn Owl who was out early (or perhaps late) and we speculated that it might be trying to feed a brood of young. It plunged to the ground several times but we saw no certain signs that it caught anything.
There ere also distant (very) Cranes (grey blobs in the misty distance) and Roe Deer (dark brown blobs in the misty distance).
There were no Bewick's or Whooper Swans but there were a few Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) and these two provided some nice reflections, I thought:
Lots of small birds - a big flock of mainly Linnets, with a few Goldfinches in amongst them. And a pair of Stonechats, the male posing nicely at the top of a reed.
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006 Posts: 6521 Location: Dordogne
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15600
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011 Posts: 15600
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Posted: Wed Feb 15, 17 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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This Monday, despite dire predictions the previous week for freezing weather conditions, we actually had a very pleasant sunny walk, though it was warmer when we were out of the wind, it is true. This was planned to be a rather ornithological walk - those who have telescopes brought them. Wandering through the birch woodland to reach the bird hide, we spotted several of these strange growths:
I haven't yet tracked down what it is (but I have been offline a bit, my new computer is playing up and did the usual trick that computers do - worked perfectly once I'd schlepped into the shop with it ).
At the hide we saw several Mute Swans and Whooper Swans, a few ducks, and good views of Red Kites. We also had (reasonably) good views of a Chinese Water Deer, as it trotted through the reeds, pausing to browse now and then and occasionally waggle its ears at us. Those who were quick on the draw with their cameras got some quite nice pics, but by the time I'd got my camera out it had settled down to chew the cud and all one could see was an occasional glimpse of ear tip.
There was a fairly distant Little Egret, as well.
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Mistress Rose
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Mistress Rose
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buzzy
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Mistress Rose
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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