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a chilly January day at the Reserve
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It was chilly! Three degrees Celsius, but feeling much colder in the icy, easterly wind. I knew immediately that I wouldn't be staying three hours at the Reserve today! I did manage 90 minutes before heading home to warm up though. Here is what I recorded:Birds:
SC209693 male Pheasant.
SC209694 ( hide) male and female Mallard; Moorhen; Blackbird.
SC209694 ( elsewhere) Blackbird; 2 x Blue Tit; 5 x Woodpigeon flying over.
SC209695 male Pheasant.
SC208694 Wren; female & male Blackbirds seen separately; Chaffinch.
SC208695 6 x Chaffinch together in Sycamore tree; Blue Tit; Great Tit; Dunnock; Blackbird alarm call heard.
Other:
SC208694 first Celandine flower of the year.
SC209693 more Celandines in flower.
SC208694 Herb Robert & Hogweed in flower.
SC208694 unidentified white fungus on gorse stem.
SC208694 Tremella mesenterica fungus on gorse stem.
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Blue Tit
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female Chaffinch
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male Chaffinch
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they swam over to join the Moorhen
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Moorhen, fluffed up against the cold
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a couple of early Herb Robert flowers
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first Celandine of the year
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unknown fungus on gorse
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Tremella mesenterica fungus on gorse
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usual view of the hide
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usual view from the hide ramp
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view through the shutters
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and a closer look
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clear blue sky over the meadow
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looking back across the boardwalk
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usual view from the boardwalk
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the direct path to the bird hide
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the new pond
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and from the opposite end
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the "unofficial pond" under the willows
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and a final view of the hide before heading home
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It was a cold but enjoyable visit to the Reserve, even if there were not so many birds about as last week.
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