On a side note, Gadwall still present at Venus Pool as of this morning.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Dolydd Hafren (Afternoon)
Around 200 Canada geese feeding in the field next to the river with Fieldfare seen throughout the reserve. Other species seen include Reed Bunting, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Crow, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk (pair), Heron, Cormorant, Jackdaw, Song Thrush, Magpie, Wren, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Wood Pigeon, and Pheasant.
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Nice image of the Robin. The birds seem to go right into the bushes at this time of year making photography difficult.
ReplyDeleteHave you run through the geese in case there is something different?
The Robin was fairly relaxed, unlike the Fieldfare, hence the long distance group shot! Regarding the geese, it was poor show on my behalf, I should have checked them all while I was there.
ReplyDeleteMay be worth while blowing the shot of the geese up as much as possible Edward. We had to do that last year in Islay with thousands of Barnacle geese
ReplyDeleteProbably would be - may be something skulking in there - only when I checked the flying greylag shot from Venus Pool a week or so back did I notice the Tundra Bean in there so you never know. And DH has been a decent place in recent years for White-Fronted. You want to try doing that with a flock of 8k Barnacles - had the same issue as Brian earlier this month on the Solway!
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, on first scan of that image as best I can they do all look like Canada Rats!
ReplyDeleteHaving blown the pictures up, they appear to be all rats. But its a good tip to check flocks of geese, or indeed any bird, to see if a gem lies within, thanks guys!
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