Monday, March 31, 2025

Whooper Swans, Toft Newton Reservoir

Lots of meadow pipits around


Pied Wagtails


Starling


and 9 whooper swans on there this morning that left as we were walking round



Love Toft Newton Reservoir now the fishermen have gone and it is all under lock and key with just 3 birders given the gate code......perfect !

Our garden this spring

 

A primula victoriana, beautiful


A fancy tulip, we have lots of these just opening




Snakes Head Fritilary




The greenhouse is busy growing !


Primula Denticulata


and a bee on a dandelion

A few bits from last week

Lots of buds now, a sure sign that the seasons have changed and hopefully, we are into warmer times


Frog spawn



The hares in the next field were having a right old party with lots of boxing and chasing going on




Marsh Harrier


Meadow Pipit



The standard of work at our local nature reserve is shocking. Why not take the branches off below the spray paint, isn't that the most obvious thing to do. The reserve is littered with these jobs.......and yes we do know what we are talking about, we both did this for a living back in the day !


Lovely purple flowers under a hedge at Blacktoft, must look up what they are called

3 distant roe deer and a hare
 

Garganey and other bits, Blacktoft Sands

 



Chiffchaff


The garganey spent all morning asleep, stretching for 2 minutes before returning back to snooze !


Godwit



A marsh harrier busy plucking a bird in the reeds



Tree Sparrows in the car park

Hen Harriers

We have been so lucky to have these over-wintering locally, just a 10 minute drive from home, They have been around since October and 2 of them were still there last week. Might pop tonight for a look.


Flying behind the long grass that was infront of our car......not a good night, just couldn't get it right


Wowsers !!!!




Lots of long grass infront of the car window.......flipping typical !



A very, very distant pic of the male and female......wonder if they will stay !


Sunday, March 30, 2025

What a view !!

 










This is our view as we drive to Blacktoft Sands, just through Keadby. 2 power stations, over 100 pylons and over 100 wind turbines just from one layby. And we have heard folk moaning that they don't want solar panels......welcome to our world !