Sunday 29th January a.m.
A keen overnight frost and a temperature of just 0°C as I headed for Hewenden Reservoir, the sun was rising though giving a bright sunny morning.As I approached the viaduct a flock of
Canadas flew past as they left the reservoir quickly followed by a second then a third came by which time the camera was ready to use.Not much to see here apart from a couple of
Blue Tits,Carrion Crows and
Jackdaws with
BH Gulls on the dam wall.At the bottom of Station Road there were a couple of
Fieldfares, one posing well as did a
Goldfinch and
Greenfinch in the same area.The wood was very quiet with nothing seen as I came round the other side of the Res a
Kestrel was perched in a distant tree.On the water were eight
Tufteds,three
Goosanders,three
Goldeneye, two
Cormorants and a pair of
Wigeon plus
Mallards and
Moorhen.Further on I caught up with the Kestrel again, a
Robin and a
Wren posed briefly and Gulls were in the fields otherwise a quiet walk home.
Nigel.
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| Fieldfare |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Greenfinch |
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| Kestrel |
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| Robin |
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| Wren |
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| Blue Tit |
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| male Goleneye |
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| Tufted Ducks |
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| Goldeneye and Wigeon |
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| Goosander and Wigeon |
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| Canadas on the move from Hewenden Reservoir 29/1/2017 |
Nice walk Nigel and nice one with the Kestrel,
ReplyDeletehonestly not seen one for ages which is unusual,
they used to be around every corner.
Thanks Dave, I'm sure you'll catch up with a Kestrel soon.
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