Thursday 8th March p.m.
We had another 4 inch of snow to deal with this morning but by late morning the sun was out and the thaw was well under way with a temperature of 4°C.I decided to make use of some descent weather this afternoon and pay another visit to Hewenden Reservoir where
Mistle Thrush,Robin and
Blue Tits were the first birds seen.On the Reservoir I counted thirteen
Cormorants and on the dam wall were a selection of
Gulls including
BH,Common and
LBB. A walk along the footpath past the farm took me to the top end where I had a better view and counted six
Goosander, seven
Goldeneye, two
Mute Swans, two
Tufteds and a
Teal. There were also c50
Canadas and I gave these a close search through and I was glad I did finding a
Barnacle Goose among them and soon after spotting a second.This put a spring in my step as I trudged back through the melting snow and home.
Nigel.
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| Barnacle Geese |
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| Canada and Barnacle Goose |
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| Cormorant |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| LBB Gulls among the BH and Commons |
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| Goosander |
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| six Goldeneye |
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| seven Goldeneye |
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| Hewenden Reservoir Birds |
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| Hewenden Reservoir 8/3/2018 |
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