Monday, 18 April 2016

WHELFORD POOLS NR

A short visit to this nature reserve after work, cloudy with a little sun. Birds seen included:
bluetit, great tit, long tailed tits, blackcaps, great crested grebes, magpie, tufted duck, mallard, swan, buzzard, coot, black headed gull, chiffchaff, and on the island, red crested pochard, oyster catcher, canada geese. 
oyster catcher and tufted ducks on the island

red crested pochards
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