Monday 1st December p.m.
With an afternoon to spare & Danny at college I thought I would try some birding & decided to head for Bolton Abbey.A dull overcast day with low cloud & a temperature of 9°C as I parked up near the Cavendish Pavillion & headed upstream alongside the River Wharfe. The first bird I saw briefly was a
Dipper soon followed by a
Chaffinch & a
Grey Heron flying down stream & several parties of
BH Gulls flew over during my afternoon walk. I soon found some
Mandarin Ducks & during my visit I totalled 51 of them.
Mallards & Goosanders were also on the river,with
Nuthatch &
Treecreeper seen as well, but the highlight came when I started watching some Chaffinch on a leafy bank.As I was scanning the flock I started to find
Brambling amongst them, which is the first time we have seen this Winter visitor.I could only get a couple of record pictures of them due to the distance & poor light but delighted to finally see some Bramblings.N.P.
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| Mandarin Ducks |
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| male posing |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Dipper |
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| Chaffinch |
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| selection of Bramblings |
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| Total of 51 Mandarin Ducks seen |
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| River Wharfe near Bolton Abbey |
A lovely area and a good selection of birds. Could do with some of those Brambling over this area.
ReplyDeleteStunning shots on such a dull day.
ReplyDeleteJohn