it's been a quiet few weeks on the birding front due to work and other commitments plus a dodgy back last month, which caused me to abort a trip to Tring Reservoirs, where a green sandpiper was the solitary decent birds in the one hour I managed there.
This weekend I was at my parents in Sussex. Saturday's birdwatching was to be at Weirwood Reservoir. However, the morning's fog was slow to clear meaning views were limited at best. A calling kingfisher and possibly the largest flock of Canada Geese, I've ever seen were the only birds of note. There must have been a couple of hundred geese at least.
The birding highlight of the weekend came whilst watching Final Score, when a year tick in the form of a marsh tit appeared on the fence outside the sitting room window.
Sunday I headed up to Old Lodge, which gave me my first real opportunity to try out my new Swarovski scope. It was a beautiful sunny morning and birds were out in good numbers. The first one I saw was an overflying mistle thrush followed shortly by a family of stonechat. Great spotted and green woodpeckers were around as well as a mixed tit flock - blue, long tailed & coal plus some goldcrests and a solitary chiffchaff. The highlight was a large flock of thrushes - mistle & song but careful searching revealed several redwing too, my first of the autumn. The rest of the walk was quiet save for a kestrel.
The photo below is of the Konik ponies recently released in the reserve.
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