Saturday, March 10, 2012

Great Crested Grebe











Great Crested Grebes saying 'I Love You' with a bit of weed ! 

Smew






Drake Smew at Far Ings today. Been there for a week. Bittern also booming there but didn't show.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

This weekend


        Magpie gathering this years nesting material.



        Teal

Drake Smew with a fox trecking along the bank behind at Far Ings, Barton. A total contrast in the weather from earlier in the week.


Bittern at Far Ings, Barton in torrential rain with snow!  Typical weekend weather. Highlights were drake smew, water rail, bittern and fox.

Friday, March 2, 2012

More Short Eared Owls















Plenty of short eared owls at Worlaby Carrs this week (and plenty of people!). We saw 8 owls Thursday and Friday evenings. Just leaving Worlaby when this one flew up and landed on a roadside post.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Short Eared Owls







At least 8 short eared owls tonight at Worlaby.

Tonight's sunset



A fabulous sunset tonight while we watched 1000's and 1000's of crows and jackdaws come into roost.