JRandSue: Bittern

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Monday, 23 May 2016

SOMERSET'S NATURE RESERVES.

We have just got back from a trip to Hungary.

The days before and after we flew we stayed with family in Bristol

and took the opportunity to visit some great NR's in Somerset.

The Bittern was taken at Greylake NR and all the rest at Ham Wall NR.

The editor (Sue) is working on the shots from Hungary as we speak.

BITTERN

BRIMSTONE

FOUR-SPOT CHASER

GLOSSY IBIS

GREAT WHITE EGRET

GREAT-CRESTED GREBE

ORANGE-TIP, fem.

WHITE THROAT

HAIRY DRAGONFLY, male

HAIRY DRAGONFLY, female

These Hairy Dragonflies where a lifer for us and one

of the main reasons for going to Ham Wall.

Monday, 31 December 2012

End of the Year.

For various reasons we have not posted anything for 6 weeks.

We have done very little birding but hope to get back into it in

the new year.

These were taken at the feeding station at Stithians Reservoir, College Reservoir and Yarner Wood.

Wishing a Happy New Year to all our followers and fellow birders.

Sunday, 8 January 2012

I finally got around to doing some birding and went to Loe Pool for the Bufflehead. For the most part it stayed a long way out and just as it looked like coming closer the Swans came in and off it went. So only distant shots but nice to add to my British list.

The Bittern was on the far bank at College Reservoir on Friday, skulking in the reeds.

Sunday, 6 March 2011

A post at Last

Finally managed to get some birding done. Still, without Sue as she has been quite unwell but
is finally picking up. These are some shots from around Stithians, Marazion and Hell's Mouth.

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

Finally joined the Bittern club!

We went to Marazion on Saturday and finally caught up with the Bittern.
From then on it was all down hill, apart from the Fieldfares.
Nice to bump into Viv, we don't see him around enough. He is surely one of
Cornwall's finest birders.

Since having to cut down the Cherry tree last autumn, our garden birds have dropped substantially, however since the snow, some have been coming back to the feeders, and we have had a pair of Bullfinches visiting for the past week and on one day we had 2 pairs together. When we had the Cherry tree we were lucky to get one visit a year from Bullfinches.
Greenfinches and Siskins still seem to be thin on the ground, and no Brambling yet.