A couple of hours in the hide at Thornley Wood recently was well worth the effort. A couple of Jay, Great Spotted Woodpecker and a few of the commoner birds showed well.
Jay.
Nuthatch.
Long-tailed Tit.
Coal Tit.
Great Tit.
Blue Tit.
Robin.
Great Spotted Woodpecker (didn’t show as well as I had
hoped).
Magpie.
Wren.
Clara Vale, Thornley Woods and Far Pastures were the three hides I visited about ten days ago now. No Kingfisher at Clara but a couple of Roe Deer came so close I could only get head shots. I might only have got shots of a Nuthatch at Thornley but the bacon sandwich and coffee at the visitor centre were very reasonably priced (the bacon sandwich was delicious). And there is nearly always something to photograph at Far Pastures.
A couple of Redwing showed well at Clara Vale.
As did a couple of Roe Bucks. I have seen this male
before I recognise it because it has something wrong with its eye.
A second Roe Buck. There was another buck and a female
however they were at the far end of the pond in the reeds and I did not get any
decent shots of them.
Male Yellowhammer.
A pair of Yellowhammer.
Stock Dove.
Nuthatch at Thornley Woods.
A Greylag Goose looking inquisitive at Far Pastures.
A pair of Canada Geese were also on the pond at Far Pastures.
Female Tufted Duck.
Male Tufted Duck.
Red Kite carrying a leaf which is hopefully nesting
material.
Red Kite with wing tag H.
This Red Kite looks as though it has a radio
transmitter on its back.
Long-tailed Tit.
Willow Tit.
Reed Bunting.
My first Butterfly of the year a Peacock.
Mistle Thrush.
A few days ago, I had a couple of hours in the hide at Clara Vale. The pond was frozen so unfortunately no Kingfisher so then I decided to try and get an image of everything I saw (with more success with some than others). The only things I didn’t manage to get were a fly through Sparrowhawk a Magpie and a GSW. Not a lot for a couple of hours but it’s always nice to be out.
Willow Tit.
Tree Sparrow.
Blue Tit.
Great Tit.
Coal Tit.
Moorhen.
Pheasant.
Dunnock.
Blackbird.
Chaffinch.
Stock Dove.
A rubbish shot of a Robin.
A rubbish shot of a Nuthatch.
One of two Roe Deer.
The one on the right looks as though it has something wrong
with its eye.
American Tree Rat.
