Saltwells Local Nature Reserve

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Dunnock and Marsh Tit

I'm still not really sure whether this is a marsh tit or a willow tit but the general consensus seems to favour the former, albeit that...

Not the best conditions for photography today i.e. the overcast skies produced some heavy drizzle which meant these pictures of...

After the early morning mist had cleared, a glorious warm and sunny November Sunday developed which saw the annual 'is it a marsh tit or...

A mixed day weatherwise saw a sparrowhawk sat in a tree overlooking Bumble Hole lake and a little grebe fishing for his dinner with some...

A pleasant late October Sunday saw all the usual suspects making an appearance including these house sparrows, and a coot having a...

A dull cool Saturday and visits to both Saltwells and Bumble Hole LNR's resulted in a small flock of starlings being spotted alongside...

A Friday afternoon visit to the wood proved to be unsuccessful albeit numerous squirrels were spotted as well as a touching addition to...

On a hastily booked Monday off work I happened upon a bat survey taking place in the wood. Numerous boxes showed signs of bat presence...

A Wednesday off work saw me spend the best part of four hours awaiting the kingfisher at Bumble Hole which duly obliged on two occasions....

A warm and sunny week ended with a fine, pleasant Sunday. Two hours sat silently behind a bush at Bumble Hole resulted in both leg cramps...