Saturday, March 31, 2007

Walk to Barnwell park via the river Nene

Walk to Barnwell park via the river Nene

Mallards, Wood Pigeon, Crow, Rook, Greylag geese, Canada Geese, Mute Swans, Starling, Magpie, Blue Tit, Grey Heron, Lapwing,  Blackbird, Coot, Collared Dove.


Sunday, March 25, 2007

The biggest binoculars in the world

Two green Woodpeckers, and flock of Fieldfare

Polborough Brookes

Polborough Brookes

Great Tit, Blue Tit, Jay, Wigeon, Snipe, Teal, partially albino Blackbird, Coot, Magpie, Moorhen, Black headed Gull, Pintail, possible Chiffchaff, Dunnocks displaying strange behaviour, Little Grebe, Skylark, Kestrel, Pied Wagtail, Song Thrush, Redwing.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Pagham harbour

Pagham harbour

From the hide Curlew, Redshank, shelduck, tufted duck, Mute Swan, Little Grebe, Wigeon, Lapwing, Moorhen, Buzzards, Coot, Ruddy Duck, Mallard, Common Snipe, Little Egret, Blackbird, Great Tit, Oystercatcher.
Selsey Bill Turnstone, Shag, Cormorant, Brent Geese, Grey Plover, Ringed Plover.


Arundel WWT

Arundel WWT

From the cafeteria Ruddy Duck, Tufted Dick, Mallard, Coot, Mandarin Duck, Shelduck, Mute Swan, Moorhen, Wood Pigeon.
Discovery trial Wren, Dunnock

Saturday, March 17, 2007

A walk to Wilstone reservoir from home

A walk to Wilstone reservoir from home

Greenfinch on New Road, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon, Magpie, Kestrel, 2 Crows. Drayton Besuchamp Blackbird. In the hide Snipe just in front of hide, first Sand Martins of the year, Coots, Mallards, Widgeon,  Gadwall, Tufted duck, Shovelers, Mute Swans, Cormorant, Great created Grebe, Canada geese, Greylag Geese, Little Grebe, Teal, Red Kite in distance, Black headed Gulls, Gray black Backed Gulls . On the way back Gray Tits, Rooks, Robin, and finally. Starling.

Sunday, March 11, 2007

Walk around Helions Bumpstead

Went for a walk with Nik and Helen, weather was great had too many layers on soon got hot. Skylarks, Reed Bunting, Yellow Hammer, Long Tailed Tits, Kestrel, were amoungst the highlights.

Saturday, March 10, 2007

Nik and Helen's then a tour of bird reserves.

Lots of birds on bird table. Pheasant, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Sparrows. In the distance Jackdaws, Rooks, Redwing/Fieldfare, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove. Dunnock in Helen's new flower bed, Blackbird and Robin in the garden.
Nick conjured up a great cooked breakfast in a roll.
Eventually found Fowlmere, had to get TomTom out. Canada Geese, Little Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, 2 circling Buzzards. On to the next hide, Gadwall, Greylag Geese.
Went on to Welney but the road was closed, but then we realised that we had gone the wrong way, it was closing.


Sunday, March 04, 2007

Trip to the pictures to see The Illusionist

Red Kite over Limes Avenue!


Saturday, March 03, 2007

Walk with Helen round Dancersend NR

Same as last week start from pump station. Soon saw a Muncjack Deer, the usual suspects Magpies, Robins, Chaffinch, Wood Pigeon, and Collared Dove.
Blackbird, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Jay, Rooks, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Owl heard, Coal Tit, Sparrow Hawk.