Back to real birds today.
It was rather misty on the Avalon marshes today but it warmed up as the day progressed and it was nice and sunny for my drive home.
And a cuckoo calling …
Slideshow of my photos from today:
Tag: Avalon Marshes
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7th May 2024 – RSPB Ham Wall, Avalon Marshes
Great white egret Great crested grebe 3 glossy ibis Marsh harrier Mute swan Marsh harrier Hobby Orange tip butterfly Orange tip butterfly Brimstone butterfly Black cap Marsh harrier Robin with breakfast Pheasant Great white egret Pochard -
30th January 2024 – Catcott Lows, Avalon Marshes
It was cold on the Avalon Marshes today and the brighter weather that the forecasters predicted never materialised. This is one of my favourite spots for birding but today, even though I saw some interesting birds , I wasn’t enthused by my day out. Never-mind, I know it will be worth coming again.
Marsh harrier looking for lunch 
Great white egret didn’t have a flask of coffee to keep it warm 
Little egret joining the party 
Northern shoveler 
Wigeon 
Marsh harrier 
Little egret 
Great white egret 
Lapwing 
Robin 
Mute swan Slideshow of today’s photos:
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16th January 2024 – Avalon Marshes, Somerset
I spent a very pleasant, but very cold, day on the Avalon Marshes in Somerset. It was -2C when I set off and didn’t rise above 4C all day. The highlight of the day was a bittern at Catcott Lows but I also particularly liked seeing lots of fieldfare and redwing.
A flock of Canada geese with redwing and lapwings on the Avalon Marshes with Glastonbury Tor in the background 
Fieldfare 
Redwing 
2 Egyptian geese flew over Catcott Lows 
Wigeon enjoying a glimpse of the sun 
A shoveler stretching its wings 
A pair of snipe 
Lapwing and starling 
Reed bunting acting coyly 
A snipe almost as shy 
The warden checking the water levels spooked these water fowl 
The bittern walked along the back of the pond and then disappeared for the rest of the day I managed to see all three egrets that we have in the UK – little, cattle and great white.
Cattle egret 
Little egret 
Great white egret Slideshow of today’s photos:
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