I paid a short visit to Marshside this morning, as I was having my wisdom tooth taken out this afternoon and I was decidedly not looking forward to it, so I thought I would see what was around. It was pretty unpleasant, weather wise, with persistent scotch mist and very dull light.
It was very quiet overall but I did see a smart Mistle Thrush whose spots formed almost a complete breast band. The photo from the back shows how beautifully marked they actually are.
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Mistle Thrush |
There were 66 Lapwing up at the back and I saw a couple of Grey Heron. A Common Buzzard caused consternation amongst the Rooks and Carrion Crows while a Sparrowhawk was mobbed by a few brave Meadow Pipits as it flew low across one of the fields. There were a huge number of Fieldfare, Redwing and Starling in the apple orchard. It is very difficult to even hazard a guess as to how many but there were at least 1000 Starling with even more Fieldfare and perhaps a couple of hundred of Redwing.
I tried for some Moorhen views but they soon spotted me.
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| Moorhens |
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| Moorhen running on water |
The pigs seem to be getting on well. One was asleep but the other was rooting around.
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| Pig |
It was only a short visit but I was pleased that I had come. I had enjoyed having the time to really appreciate how beautifully marked the Mistle Thrush was.
Birds seen this visit include: Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wren, Dunnock, Chaffinch, 2 Song Thrush, 1 Mistle Thrush, 11 Moorhen, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 7 Meadow Pipit, 9 Mallard, 66 Lapwing, Fieldfare, Redwing, Starling
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