Saturday 9th December a.m.
A cold start with a temperature of -1 °C as I headed along the icy footpaths to Hewenden Viaduct from where I could see c50
Canadas on the water along with four
Cormorant and c50
BH Gulls.As I walked along the footpath across a snow filled field I got a distant view of a
Goldeneye which is always a delight to see.It wasn't until I got to my viewing point around the other side of the reservoir that I was able to see the full range of wildfowl on the reservoir, parts of which were frozen over. There were 8
Tufteds,4
Wigeon,Teal,Goosander,Gt C.Grebe, Mallard,Moorhen,Coot and a site first a male
Shoveler. When I started birding with Danny back in 2011 I never thought I would see such a good range of Wildfowl in one morning so close to home on Hewenden Reservoir, great birding even though it was bitterly cold.I added a
Nuthatch to my list which landed in a tree near from my viewing point, on the way back home the Canadas had moved in to the snow covered field which I passed through and a
Robin came to say hello as I headed home to thaw out.
Nigel.
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| Cormorant |
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| Nuthatch |
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| Robin |
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| Shoveler |
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| Mallard,Coot & Shoveler |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Canadas |
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| A good selection of Wildfowl |
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| Hewenden Viaduct |
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| Hewenden Reservoir 9/12/2017 |
Good outing there Nigel.
ReplyDeleteA good reward for the cold trudge!
John
Cheers John.
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