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Archive for the ‘Birdwatching’ Category
February – Get Out & Hide
Went to the Chew Valley Lake bird hides yesterday, in some light rain and cold conditions, but the light itself wasn’t too bad. We saw Goldeneye, Grebes catching fish, Goosanders and a Merganser, along with Herons, Pochard and there were Smew around but we didn’t see them. It’s a g[...]
Deer Grazing… Early February
With only a couple of nights under canvas so far this year, and I’ve been relying on lots of small “Get-Outs” during the cold weather, and today I went down to the lake where I watched a family of beautiful Roe deer grazing. Here’s the video. [...]
Fieldfares & Foxes…
Winter brought massed groups of Fieldfares to our countryside – beautiful big thrushes that arrive here only when it’s a really cold winter, liek we’ve just had. Look out for their strange “group-hopping” behaviour, perhaps there to confuse predators – something w[...]
Get Out and See The Geese!
Latest Birdwatching “Get-Out” from The Birdwatcher.co.uk:Saw some Barnacle Geese today mixing it with the usual Canada Geese on grass next to a small pond, part of the Chew Valley Lake complex. Smaller than the Canada’s with beautiful soft grey shades, sharp whites and deep blacks [...]
