Martin Mere

Up to Martin Mere, where we haven't been for a long time. Lots of changes, new hides installed, old ones removed, new paths through the reed beds.

Lapwing

Lapwing

Female Tufted Duck

Usual array of small, flitting birds at the feeders, but the Brown Rats were far more entertaining.

Brown Rat

Brown Rats

Went for a wander through the reed beds. Not much around but a few Buzzards were on posts and roofs.

Buzzard

Saw at least half a dozen Snipe on a little mound. Never seen so many at once.

Snipes galore

Black-headed Gull trailing reed

Woodpigeon snoozing

Tree Sparrow

Martin Mere

A chilly but sunny visit to Martin Mere.
We haven't been for a while and find it has all changed: fences moved, trees chopped down, new hides built. Still the same birds, though!

Families of Whooper Swans

Shelduck

Whooper Swan

Ross's goose (?)

Greylag Goose

Shelduck

Shelduck

Snowdrops

A bit of excitement at Kingfisher Hide as a Water Rail briefly wandered out of the undergrowth, before wandering back in again.

Water Rail

View from the new Discovery hide

"Whooping" Whooper Swans

Tree Sparrow

Freiston Shore

New Year morning down at Freiston Shore.  Miserable grey weather, naturally.

Redshank

Goldeneye pair displaying

Wigeon Male

Tree Sparrow Male

Tree Sparrow Female

Canada Goose