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10th March 2016
Eastville Park
A brief walk through Eastville Park (where the lake had clearly flooded the day before and was very muddy) with Grey Wagtail at Broom Hill, a Jay by the River Frome and a Goldcrest appearing where everyone was looking for a Firecrest. Also saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker and an overflying Swan. The Black-headed Gulls now have very black heads. Loads of Robins, Blue Tits and Great Tits. Didn’t see one Long-tailed Tit nor a Kingfisher.
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8th March 2016 – Slimbridge
Slimbridge
A fleeting visit to Slimbridge on a grimy day. Nothing terribly exciting except the behaviour of the Flamingos who went on a tour of their pond. Goldfinch – the best from the hides.
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7th March 2016
Eastville Park
Very quick walk around Eastville Park. Everyone still looking for Firecrest and seeing Goldcrests. All I could see (to photograph) were Long-tailed tits.
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26th February – 4th March 2015 (Portugal)
Some of the birds we saw on a walking holiday in the Algarve.
The highlights were the White Storks, the Spoonbills, the Black-winged Stilts and the Flamingos. Common Sandpiper, Redshanks, Gulls, Skylarks, Little Egrets and a Kestrel also feature. Also saw a Kingfisher (of course).
Fun seeing the bird-ringing but only one specimen (female Blackcap) presented itself.
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15th February 2016
Snuff Mills and Eastville Park
A few shots from a walk to Fishponds this morning and a walk around Eastville Park this afternoon.
Lots of Great Tits around. Saw the Kingfisher too. Black-headed Gulls interesting to see with the different stages of black heads.
Feels like spring is coming too.
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14th February 2016
Whilst everyone was looking for Firecrests we saw a Buzzard being mobbed by Crows above their heads. There were Wrens and Robins too.
The Kingfisher was resplendent on the Island and the Grey Heron went fishing. I thought the Blackbird and the Crow looked good in the sunshine.
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Griffon Vultures in Andalucía
Our trip to Andalucía in September 2015 was not a bird watching trip but I could not resist photographing these huge birds: Griffon Vultures have a wing span of 2.8 meters and weigh 8 kilos and are essentially specialist carrion eaters. The best views we had were in the Parque Natural Sierras de Cazorla.
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12th February 2016
Snuff Mills and Eastville Park
Very quiet through Snuff Mills – only Wood Pigeons, Mallards, Moorhens, and a Wren.
Eastville Park – Swans chasing their cygnets off (and a Canada Goose too for good measure). Peter (from the Swan Rescue) was trying to catch the cygnets to take them elsewhere; as he said they find it difficult to take off from the lake. A Grey Heron breaking branches and a Robin in the sun. Heard Great-spotted Woodpecker again. Very few Black-headed Gulls left on the lake.
Right at the end of our walk a Kingfisher near Wickham Bridge in quite a dark spot (consequently poor quality images) but it was a most beautiful sight as it flew under the bridge and off the other side heading up to the weir.
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11th February 2016
Eastville Park
Had splendid views of Kingfisher in the morning (no camera) but not even a flash this afternoon. Grey Heron in the tree, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Long-Tailed Tit and Blackbird in the afternoon. Heard Great Spotted Woodpecker and possible sighting of Firecrest this morning.
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9th February 2016
Eastville Park
Saw nothing of note and was on my way home when I spotted the female Kingfisher on the island in Eastville Park
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