Saturday 9th April a.m.
We arrived at Slippery Ford with cloudy skies and a temperature of 3°C in a search for recently seen Ring Ouzels but we missed out this morning.We walked up to the Reservoir getting good views of
Reed Bunting,Wheatear,Curlew,Snipe,Red Grouse & plenty
Mipits on our way.At the Reservoir it was good to see IH & FD at their watch point, they had both got the Ring Ouzels in the last few days but no sign of them today.On the water were
Canadas,Greylags,Goosander &
Mallards with a
Grey Heron at the edge, a pair of
Oystercatchers also arrived. Whilst we were here we also saw a pair of
Stonechats & a couple of
Kestrels &
Golden Plover in the distance & another Reed Bunting.After stopping for a while we headed back picking up
Lapwing,Mistle Thrush,Pied Wagtail &
Fieldfare among other common species on our way.
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| Wheatear |
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| Stonechat |
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| Red Grouse |
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| Greylag |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| male Wheatear |
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| Slippery Ford |
Cracking photos as usual.
ReplyDeleteLove the Stonechat and it's always good to get Wheatear.
John
Thanks John we had a good morning even though we dipped on the Ring Ouzel.
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