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I paid a short-ish visit to North Cave today. The weather was a bit dull and rain didn’t seem far off so I only stayed about forty-five minutes or so. I went straight to South Hide, which overlooks the Main Lake. … Continue reading →

I hadn’t been to Adwick Washlands for quite some time, and as it was a sunny day I decided it was time for my first visit of 2016. The water levels on the reserve are still higher than usual, so … Continue reading →

167 – Mandarin Duck A few days ago Helen found a facebook posting that someone had put up, showing an image of a beautiful Mandarin Duck at a pond near Loxley, just the other side of Hillsborough. As neither of … Continue reading →

My 70th visit to Old Moor today. It’s hard to believe I’ve been that often. My first visit was on the 5th May, 2012. I had my Nikon D90 and 55-300mm lens combination with me on that occasion and came … Continue reading →

166 – Common Redpoll Yippee! Another day, another new bird – this time a Common (or Mealy) Redpoll. It was my 69th visit to Old Moor today. I had gone because the Mediterranean Gull I photographed this time last year … Continue reading →

165 – Smew Another new bird today, taking my total up to 165. Helen and I visited Rutland Water last July and I thought it was time for another visit, albeit on my own this time. A beautiful Tuesday morning … Continue reading →

Today it was back to Blacktoft Sands again. It was once again lovely and sunny but with a bit of a breeze. As I left the car park and walked towards the Reception Hide, I could hear loads of small … Continue reading →

It was a gloriously sunny day today, so I decided to visit Old Moor. There’s been a lot of excitement here for the last couple of weeks since a party of Bearded Tits moved into the reedbed area, and I … Continue reading →

I visited a very busy Attenborough Nature Reserve today. The sky was lovely and sunny, and it had brought out the visitors in droves. It was quite tricky to even find a parking space in the (usually spacious) car park, but … Continue reading →

Another visit to Frampton Marsh – this time I was accompanied by Helen. It was a much calmer day than that of my previous visit. The sun was out and there was only a little breeze. It was still a … Continue reading →