What have you seen
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For the last couple of day we have had a visit from a pair of Gold Crests, a lovely looking bird that is slightly smaller than a wren.
Sorry but not managed to get a picture yet.
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They sure are.
They don't stay long but seem to like flitting through the branches of our large Corkscrew Hazel.
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Lovely little birds,
we had a pair that would visit the garden last year, managed to get a couple of decent photos will look them out.0 -
Just been out to bring in some washing of the line, and found our local Parakeet making the most of the berries from next doors tree. Certainly makes a change from Pigeon's !
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I can imagine Brue, this one is very noisy on his own, you certainly hear it before you see it.
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We have regular fly overs from Buzzards. This lunchtime whilst sitting at the table gazing out towards the bottom of the garden we saw a Buzzard sitting in one of the trees. He sat there for a while looking around, ignoring the small birds indulging in their usual feeding frenzy until he espied something in next doors garden and swooped down and out of sight.
Pity he didn't wait until the RSPB garden watch.
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Found a photograph of the Goldcrest in our garden last winter.
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Still having a quiet winter, looking forward to March 1st, van will be on the road.
Attached couple of pic's from Sunday, almost walked over this Otter cub hiding in river edge reeds, mum turned up to take control.
Third pic is of a few of the Mute swans (must have been well over 100), why do they not excite as much as other birds, they are truly beautiful.
Light for the Otters was awful.
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We get Woodpeckers in the park near us, but never seen one in the garden, but I live in hope.
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Glossy Ibis at Eastbridge (Minsmere) today. Poor light and rain didn't do justice to the glossy colouring
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Long way off Micky, but if you are down Somerset way this year look at a visit to Ham Wall near Glastonbury. There has been a resident Glossy Ibis for about 2 years now in good range with either a scope or good bins.
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A week ago we had a drive to David Austin Roses in Shropshire and in the car park there were a flock of bramblings, we had never seen them before. Another tick in our bird book!
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Having been house bound for days by high winds followed by lots of rain, a dry day was to good to waste, so took a little trip to check out the male Penduline Tit that has set up in Gloucestershire. Not to difficult to find, just pull up in the car park at Plock Court and look across the field to the reed beds. Much more difficult to spot the bird though, it is right at home in the reeds, accompanied by a male Stonechat.
My first sighting of a Penduline Tit
As I was in no hurry, so I set the cruise control on 55mph and was really surprised to nearly double my normal mpg figure given out by the car's electronics. Shame it doesn't replicate that with the van on the back.
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Thanks Brue
Not quite to the plan, first stop was intended to be the Great Grey Shrike, which had been seen about 5 miles from the Penduline location. Unfortunately there was no sign where it might be found. Then the Penduline went awol for over well over an hour just after I found the location. By the time it turned up and came within range, it was to late for my last planned stop at Sharpness dock where the has been a Great Northern Diver present for several weeks.
Never mind, another outing should help.
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Lovely photos BM.
One of our greatest thrills when last in Germany was to stand about 5 yards away from a Penduline Tit's nest and watch him work the reed around the opening, then climb inside and start singing, with his head poking out. Mind you the son was extremely feeble and Mrs.P would have to have super hearing or be the same distance as us away. Anyway he gave us a magical moment as we were hoping to just find one, near mind watch him work for his living.
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