Before heading out, a quick snap of my latest garden wildlife addition. These fellas will just have to go…
Arriving at Blashford on a sunny spring morning, the Daffys were just starting to bloom.
There was very little out on the water, however in the reeds the Bittern made a stealthy appearance - my first sighting.
Over the water, a Cormorant lay watch:
A Tufted Duck:
and what I believe to be a pair of young Little Greebs:
The wooded area held much more reward. The sighting blackboard had written on it “100+ Siskins”, and when I got there I realised what they meant. The place was just swarming with them, attracted to the bird feeders. However amongst them were several other breeds, some of which I had not seen before - the day was picking up.
The Siskins are quite a pretty little bird.
There were also plenty of the old favourites, including the Robin:
The Bluetit:
The Blackbird:
The Great Tit:
and the increasingly seen Goldfinch:
A Long Tailed Tit was doing one armed chinups:
I don’t see many Chaffinches these days, so it was good to see some here.
Little Dunnock’s wandered around the floor…
… and not to forget the rather larger Greenfinch
Then we move onto the less commonly seen visitors, starting with the Redpoll:
and a number of Bramblings:
Finally, causing quite a stir in the hide, a Reed Bunting flew in for a brief visit:
