A pair of Pintail ducks were on the pool in front of the Feast hide at Grove Ferry today (12th September 2024). For most of the time I watched them, they done what they do best......sleep, but they did eventually wake to swim around for a few minutes before going back to sleep. Always distant, hugging the back edge of the pool so poor images I'me afraid.
A young Black Headed Gull from the Feast hide at Grove Ferry this morning. Cloud rolled in from the west so an early departure for home.
A smart looking Kestrel guarding over the hole at Langdon on a recent visit. It's all I did see, very quiet.
Fresh from the Tern raft at Stodmarsh, juvenile Common Terns.
A nice looking Great Crested Grebe at Grove Ferry recently.
Popped into the Marsh hide halfway into a circuit of the Stodmarsh reserve and a bit of luck, the Scarlet Ibis was on the back edge of the pool in front of the hide, asleep, and waking to do a bit of preening. A lot closer than my last sighting on the 21st.
A surprise in the shape of a Scarlet Ibis this morning, feeding in amongst 250+ Greylag Geese on the wet marsh to the left of the Marsh hide. Apparently, this bird was in Dorset last week and is making good use of its new found freedom.
Trumpeter Finch
I returned to where I had the Cuckoo (see last post) on the 22nd of April and I think maybe the same bird was still present as it appeared and seemed to go through the same ritual as the bird on my previous visit. This time I was able to get images under a blue sky and with a bright early morning rising sun, which made for a lot easier task than on my previous attempt. Whilst partially concealed in a hedgerow, the Cuckoo landed in a nearby tree and sang for about 10 minutes before flying off, visiting various trees around me.
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