Martyn Pitt
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Actually Philippe it is the 2nd time you have seen one ... post #1507 above
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You've met Steve then John Some odds and sods from yesterday A Shoveler, 1 of 4 Little Egret now on the reserve, Mallard and a distant Kingfisher
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They have been doing it for years, not sure that it does cause stress for them, but we should have plenty of info on them by now.
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There is a local ringing group operates at the reserve. Back in September the ringing group went over to Portugal for a weeks bird ringing, the one chap caught a Blackcap that he had ringed earlier that summer in the Midlands
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A bit of a mixture to end the year, a Water Rail, a Marsh Tit and a startled Heron ... I was stood on the other side of a hedge, as soon as the Heron came over the top of the hedge and saw me it slammed on the brakes and sped off in the opposite direction ... Happy New Year to you all
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Playing hide and seek with a Goldcrest They should get a little more obliging over the next few months.
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Not really the light was poor Saturday, yesterday the light was perfect and the little devils would not come out to a favourable position Managed this female yesterday feeding on seed heads
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Bullfinch love the seed heads of nettles, and the dried blackberry seeds on the brambles, there were a few about yesterday gorging themselves
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Can't believe we don't have one of these for the festive period.
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Happy Christmas to you and Lou as well Managed one of these as well, in the reeds in front of one of the hides, I was waiting for a Water Rail and this flew in, a few minutes either way and it would have been in some decent sunshine.
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My nemesis Bullfinches, especially the male ones, really skittish. Still managed a couple this morning, a gentleman and his lady
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You should see some over the coming months, I always associate them with cold frosty days. Nice to see you got your first Kingy
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Female Brambling would have orange on it Steve
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The Ohio Players version is worth looking out for on Compass
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Turn the speakers off
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It's great watching these wonderful creatures take off
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This time a Pied Wagtail from yesterday
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Ice baby It was -2° first thing yesterday morning, there was a thin ice on the water around the margins.
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A Grey Wagtail walking on water, well the ice that had formed at the margins, good job I was wrapped up warm
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We think there were 4 or 5 about today, (they come up from the nearby canal). The guys that do the bird ringing at Belvide have ringed 11 Kingfisher this year, so they have obviously had a good breeding season.
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I had 15 sightings of Kingfishers, most of which were flying along the ditch that runs alongside the footpath around the reservoir. How they were going to see any fish in there was beyond me as it was the colour of cocoa. Never had that many sightings of them before, shame I could not get one to pose for me We also now have 3 Little Egret visiting us, managed to get this one in flight
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Russell, there are various designs of bird feeders available. In fact putting out the feed in those nets is asking for trouble, always a danger the smaller birds will get their claws tangled in them.
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Cheers Ady I though he was, but thought I would check.
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Is this the same Fred Hughes that recorded on Vee Jay ?
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The reed bed is right in front of a hide, there were two Reed Buntings about 10m out from the hide, they were not easy to spot, the movement of the reed stem was the thing that gave their position away, indeed excellent camouflage. Snipe are tricky, I once watched one fly in towards the shoreline in front of me, all the way through the air, the moment it landed by some reeds and stood still I lost sight of it, until it moved. Owls are unbelievable, great bird bird, stands on a branch at the junction with the trunk and disappears from view
