An early start in anticipation of an interesting day, with a drive across the marsh not showing much activity. Arriving at the observatory I flushed several Song Thrushes and a Ring Ouzel as I drove over the moat. Then I wandered out across the shingle where there were small flocks of Ring Ouzels and Redwing, flying around and dropping in to feed.
A call from Patrick and I returned to the obs to see a Ring Ouzel in the hand, one of my favourite birds. I really love the delicate fringing of the feathers which gives it it's 'frosted' look.
Most of the day was spent wandering round the desert and trapping area trying to get good shots of the birds but they were very flighty, making photography quiets difficult. The interesting thing was that most of the birds were concentrated on the south side of the trapping area, with a few venturing into the edges of the willow where there were bramble bushes to feed on. Although several flew backwards and forwards from the area beside the long pits.
As well as all these thrushes there were small groups of Brambling, a few chiffchaffs, numbers of which built up in the afternoon, robins and a couple of swallows. Taking advantage of the warm sun was a dragonfly and quite a few Small Coppers.
Towards the end of the day several large flocks of Brent Geese passed high overhead, taking the cross country route south.
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A call from Patrick and I returned to the obs to see a Ring Ouzel in the hand, one of my favourite birds. I really love the delicate fringing of the feathers which gives it it's 'frosted' look.
Most of the day was spent wandering round the desert and trapping area trying to get good shots of the birds but they were very flighty, making photography quiets difficult. The interesting thing was that most of the birds were concentrated on the south side of the trapping area, with a few venturing into the edges of the willow where there were bramble bushes to feed on. Although several flew backwards and forwards from the area beside the long pits.
As well as all these thrushes there were small groups of Brambling, a few chiffchaffs, numbers of which built up in the afternoon, robins and a couple of swallows. Taking advantage of the warm sun was a dragonfly and quite a few Small Coppers.
Towards the end of the day several large flocks of Brent Geese passed high overhead, taking the cross country route south.
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