Today I decided on a visit down to Cromwell Bottom, as the Scaup were still present from last year. and that’s where I started the day, down at the Ski Lake area.
Viewing thru the fence, to get the views I needed, I could see may a gull, most were Black headed Gulls along with Common Gulls and a few Lesser Black backed Gull. The Scaup (1st winter ♂ and 1st winter ♀) were to the far side of the lake, along with the Tufted Duck, also present were aa couple of ♂ Goldeneye, Grey Herons, Cormorants and Mallard.
After the lake I made my way into the reserve to find along the footpath trees Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Robin and Nuthatch, the feeding area seemed to be were the most birds had congregated, here were numerous, Stock Dove, Blackbirds, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Dunnock and a Reed Bunting ♀, the noise of geese had me looking skyward with eventually a flock of Pink Footed Geese going thru.
It was time to move on to go looking for winter finches, Bullfinch were the first ones I found, feeding low down in the vegetation, but I needed to be looking upwards into the Alder trees to find the quarry I was looking for. It wasn’t long before I saw a small flock of birds coming, they settled, looking thru, there were Goldfinch, Siskin and a couple of Lesser Redpolls, finally a Great Spotted Woodpecker made an appearance.
Video of the Day cab be seen HERE
Bird List : Black headed Gull, Blackbird, Blue Tit. Bullfinch, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, Common Gull, Cormorant, Dunnock, Goldcrest, Goldeneye, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Grey Heron. Lesser Black backed Gull, Lesser Redpoll, Long tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Mute Swan, Nuthatch, Pink footed Goose, Reed Bunting, Robin, Scaup, Siskin , Stock Dove, Treecreeper, Tufted Duck (29) (54/200)
Coal Tit
Reed Bunting
Siskin
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