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Thursday, January 22, 2009

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Scaup, Ferry Meadows




© Mike Weedon
Moulting first-winter drake still present on Gunwade Lake (with Pochards), 21.1.09

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Pink-footed Geese at Baston & Langtoft Pits


© Josh Jones

Four birds, which have been wintering in the Langtoft area since mid-December at least.

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Whooper Swans at Ferry Meadows

Four of the five Whoopers that dropped into Ferry Meadows this morning. Firstly landing on Lynch Lake and then moving to Overton Lake.






I still have my doubts about the second from right above being a Bewick's
© Roy Norris

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Kestrel


©Peter Beesley
Female Kestrel at Southorpe, Peterborough

Gulls, Tanholt


first-winter argentatus-type Herring Gull


juvenile argentatus Herring Gull


adult Yellow-legged Gull

© Josh Jones
Plenty of gulls around at the moment, though currently a case of quality rather than quantity. Lots of these dark argentatus-type Herrings about this winter, presumably they have come from somewhere a bit further north than here.