A cracking pre-dawn sky and -3C before I headed off for a hospital appointment today, so the only birding I managed was late afternoon with a walk around the marina grounds with the big camera. As you would imagine with temperatures in the minus the marina is currently frozen in.
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| Stunning view as I pulled back the curtains this morning! |
A good look at the various feeders didn't throw up anything out of the ordinary with the usual
House Sparrows,
Blue Tits,
Goldfinch,
Reed Buntings,
Pied Wagtails and even a
Moorhen picking up the excess. No sign at all today of any
Tree Sparrows.
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| 1st Red Kite of the year drifting northward over the mooring! |
Two
Ravens heading off towards Napton Hill as I completed my walk, plus a distant perched
Buzzard and formations of Gulls heading to the Draycote roost. However, the best was saved until last, when just as I was about to call it a day my first
Red Kite of the year drifted over. I managed a few snaps before the bird floated northward.
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| Regular Reed Buntings in the surrounding reed beds & feeders! |
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| A Moorhen on the garden list!! |
