Saturday still quite a bit of snow around and both lakes are about 90% frozen, the brook is still flowing though!
Added two new species on Saturday Fieldfare and Redwing taking my years total to 53!! And spotted a few gull rings.
Added two new species on Saturday Fieldfare and Redwing taking my years total to 53!! And spotted a few gull rings.
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| Spotted a new colour-ringed Black-headed Gull 2SBH details to follow |
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| Spotted a new colour-ringed Black-headed Gull T74W Just found our this is a Polish rung bird hopefully details to follow! |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
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| Redwing there was just the one and it was the first I had seen at Mayesbrook this year |
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| Fieldfares 5 of 13 seen and my first sighting of the year at Mayesbrook |
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| pair of Mistle Thrush |
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| Black-headed Gull |
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| Common Gull |
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| juvenile Gull not sure which species |
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| Black-headed Gull in summer plumage |
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| Frozen wildlife lake |
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| Snow beginning to disappear |
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| Still at leaset one little snowman left |
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| Snowy south side of the wildlife lake |
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| Boating lake is also frozen |
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| Moorhen on the ice |
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| Very little open water on the boating lake |
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| Boating lake frozen |
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| Frozen |
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| Frozen view fronm the boat launch area |
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| Frozen right across the lake |
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| Sunday and it is starting to thaw |
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| More open water appearing |
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| Heavily cropped image of a Reed Bunting pleased to see this today as I have not seen it since mid-January :-) |
