Sunday 21 December

A mild morning

 

Waiting for us

New feed is a hit with everyone 

 Tiny waterfall into the Yarrow

 Down by Sunny Bridge this morning

 Female Chaffinch

Male Chaffinch

A few of the birds that came to eat

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Saturday 15 February

Rained all the way today we did not take any photos so I have put a video on of the small birds that live & visit the Sluice Channel took this a few days ago.

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Wednesday 27 February

Cold dry morning

Dipper having breakfast

Dunnock

Blue Tit

Canada Goose

Kingfisher - almost saying what are you looking at?

Moorhen

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Wednesday 13 February

Started snowing on the way down to the lodges.

Kingfisher was in the sluice channel

Great Crested Grebe

I have been told this is one of last years young

I wonder if the elder was seeing the young one off?

Sunny Brow just as the snow was starting.

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Thursday 7 February

Dry Morning.

Just below freezing.

Shy Chaffinch

 Primrose Hill bottom gate

 Blue Tit

 Great Tit

Our shy Chaffinch

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Wednesday 6 February

A few birds visiting the Top Lodge

 Blackbird

 Nuthatch

 Robin

Lesser Celandine  - Ficaria verna almost in flower

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Tuesday 29 January

Very mild and the rain is back.

Well what would I do if Percy did not come, I would be worried for him.

 One of the large recycling bins cut in two to make sledges - obviously not a success. 

The other day I put monkey nuts on the bench and they went in minutes, today no takers, they are all waiting for the sunflower hearts.

As you can see all my bird friends are spoiled :)

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Friday 21 December

Dry day

Big Wheel was in Town on the market ground.

 I was tempted but did not have time.

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Wednesday 12 December

Dry, cold morning.

Big lodge was 90% frozen

 Tiny area for the wild fowl to wait for food.

This is Dopey VT6 he was at the bottom end in the small area of water, he has lived up to his name, setting of walking to the far end for feeding - swans are not designed to walk far, he was soon tired and flopped down, we gave him some feed, happy ending he made it to the other end.

Blackbird foraging for food

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Tuesday 27 November

Raining this morning - Mild night

 Creeping Buttercup - Ranunculus repens

 Hogweed - Heracleum sphondylium

 Jay

 Lichen

 Jelly Fungi

Yew - Taxus baccata

Birds Feeding

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Thursday 15 November

Dry & Mild

The Ramblers are gathering

On our way

Dipper at the weir

We worry if Charlie Robin doesn't show

Look what else turned up on the path, one very large Saddleback Pig - we knew she was about, yes the smell and the destruction they cause grubbing for roots - she was very friendly but determined not to move or go any where she did not want to, we did not argue with her :)

To show how that snout can rip the ground up

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Wednesday 7 November

Damp

Great Tit & Blue Tit

 Blackbird with black beak, been told it is a first year bird.

Bumblefoot on Chaffinch - seemed healthy otherwise

 Meg

 Charlie Robin

 Swans

Weir

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