Saturday 12th January
A visit between 9.15 and 10.45 this morning - lovely crisp bright morning.
BLUE TITBest sightings this morning were a noisy pair of Kingfisher on the Millstream Lake. I watched them for 20 minutes or so as they called and chased each other, then sat side by side on a low branch rubbing their beaks together pair bonding. One then dived repeatedly into the water from a branch no more than a foot from the surface.
Over towards Abbey mead there were good numbers of redwing feeding on the ground in the east scrub. 6+ Bullfinch called along the paths. A black rabbit darted along the path close the railway. Around Brooklands which didn't hold anything too unusual and along the Millstream where a pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker were chasing each other high in the tree tops.
Over towards Abbey mead there were good numbers of redwing feeding on the ground in the east scrub. 6+ Bullfinch called along the paths. A black rabbit darted along the path close the railway. Around Brooklands which didn't hold anything too unusual and along the Millstream where a pair of Great Spotted Woodpecker were chasing each other high in the tree tops.
RABBIT IN THE REEDBED
A little later I photographed a pair of Goldeneye on the trout lake (Little Lunsford Lake on the map) next to Alders Lake off of Lundsford Lane.
Pair of Goldeneye
posted by Steve @ 11:06 am
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2 Comments:
Some great photos Steve.
Hi Steve, have they started displaying yet? wintering birds often start very early and their display is great, the male throws his head back and makes a strange noise!
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