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[...]
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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 [...]
