

Kingfisher and Blue Tit
This kingfisher was spotted near the stream in the wood today which was a little strange as the canal wasn't frozen. I only managed to...


Blackbird
Not the most exciting day, admittedly, but I did realise that sometimes you tend to neglect the more commonplace birds like the...


Goosander and Moorhen
I finally spotted a male goosander on Lodge Farm Reservoir but it was a little further away than I'd have liked. A skittish moorhen also...


Clash of the Coots, Buzzard, Green Woodpecker and Canada Geese
The theme of cold sunny days continued today with lots about including a clash of coots on Lodge Farm Reservoir. Also bagged were a green...


Coot and Dunnock
A cold sunny day with plenty of aggressive coots to be seen on Lodge Farm Reservoir. A few dunnocks were also foraging for food along the...


(Common?) Gull
Another cold, sunny day and the flock of tufted ducks appears to have now left Lodge Farm Reservoir but a couple of cormorants remain....


Tufted Ducks and Cormorant
And so the end of 2014 has arrived with plenty of tufted ducks to be seen on Lodge Farm Reservoir along with the odd cormorant or two....


Dunnock
Another dull wintry day with only a dunnock willing to pose for the camera #birds #saltwells


Grey Wagtail
What a difference a day makes! From 1/1000 of a second yesterday to 1/30 today. Still, at least this grey wagtail paused just about long...


Willow Tit
Christmas Day was gloriously sunny but, as always seems to be the case in such perfect conditions, there was very little about except for...