Dunham Park - Sun 10th Feb 2013

Today we were hoping to spot some Great Spotted Woodpecker around the park, there had been some recent sightings of woodpeckers fighting for territory.

We didn't see any woodpecker and it was a miserable afternoon, wet and freezing however it was still worth while and we saw a couple of tree creepers, one near the car park and the other in the trees near the old Water Mill.

Here are todays recordings and photo's.

Time: 2pm to 4pm

New
 2x Treecreeper
 6x Tufted Duck
10+ x Fieldfare, numerous in teh trees nr the watermill.
1x Robin

Usuals
In the lake, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Mute Swan, Great Tit

Photos

Deer wandering around the park

Mallards and Tufted Ducks

Great Tit

Fieldfare in the trees

Singing away on it's perch

Example of a Tree Creeper, unfortunate on my photo you couldn't actually see it :o))

Pennington Flash 9/9/2012

TRIP: Pennington Flash
DATE: 9/9/2012
START: 13.15 FINISH: 18:15

A new location so we visited most of the hides, great place as it was a nice day it was very busy. Maybe next time we will visit midweek.

New!
Greenshank x1, From hide no.2 it walked down the left hand side of the island to just in front of the hide.
Greenfinch x 6 (Bunting Hide)
Willow Tit x1 (Bunting Hide: Red/White bands on left leg, Red/Grey on right)

Others
Kingfisher x1
Bullfinch x2 male and female
Chaffinch x1
Blue Tit x 4
Great Tit x 4
Little Grebe x2

Usual
Mallards x many
Lapwing c20
Canada Geese x4
Black Headed Gulls x many
Magpies c12
Coots c15
Grey heron x3 (1 actively fishing)
Mute Swan c26
Moorhen, 2 x parents and 5 x juveniles

Images:

Greenshank

Greenfinch

Willow Tit

Other Photos

Lapwing

Lapwing, Black Headed Gulls

Mute Swans

Grey Heron

Kingfisher

SWP 4/9/2012

TRIP: SWP - Borad Ees Dole
DATE: 4/9/2012

START: 18.00 FINISH 20.00

New
Black Headed Gull c35
House Sparrow x7

Others
Cormorant
Mute Swan
Mallards
Canada Geese

Pictures:

Cormorant

Canada Geese

Black Headed Gulls

Mute Swan

SWP 3/9/2012

TRIP: SWP (Nr Visitor Centre)
DATE: 3/9/2012
START: 18.00 FINISH 19.00

New

Goldfinch x1
Chaffinch x1
Black Headed Gull x1

Others

Blue Tit x2
Magpie x 5
Wood Pigeon x2
Great Tit x1

Trip Pictures;

Blue Tit & Chaffinch 

Goldfinch

Black Headed Gull

Brockholes 29/8/2012

We intended to visit Leighton Moss whilst on the camping trip however as we didn't stay as long as we had hoped we decided to return to Brockholes as it was on our way home.

Besides the usual crew of:

Coots
Canada Geese
Mute Swam + Cygnets
Lapwings
Cormorants
Great Crested Grebe

Of course the Mallard
Magpie
Wood Pigeon

2 more to add to my list though;

A single Kingfisher ( I was too slow to get a picture)
Great Tit - there were many darting in and out of the bushes as you walked down the lane to the family hide.

Brockholes Reserve

Visit to Brockholes 12/8/2012

A floating visitors centre with restraunt, shops and loo's

There are several lakes this one is the one that the visitors centre overlooks....

The hide is on the opposite side and this was going to be today's spotting location.

On the way to the hide we managed to get a few shots of catapillars and butterflies. I'll have to do a bit of research to see what their names are;

BIRDS SPOTTED

Mallard (Many)

Canada Geese (Many)

Heron x3

Mute Swan and 6 Cygnets

Great Crested Grebe x2

Coots (Many)

Gulls - Black headed x3 Others (Gallacious?)

Wood Pigeon

Magpie

Gadwall (Many)

Buzzard (?)