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Jan 2021
2:04pm, 4 Jan 2021
48,368 posts
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Derby Tup
Surely is Surelynot
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Jan 2021
3:38pm, 4 Jan 2021
3,345 posts
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J2R
Goldeneye!
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Jan 2021
4:21pm, 4 Jan 2021
136 posts
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riggys99
Definitely goldeneye
Nice group of long tailed tits on our dog walk this morning and great view of kestrel hunting over the field edges
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Jan 2021
4:21pm, 4 Jan 2021
3,226 posts
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phal
Been enjoying reading people's spots 
Best bunch of birds I've seen in a good while today on my walk - just your 'normal' stuff - Blue and Great Tits, Goldfinch, lots of LTT, a Goldcrest, Robins, oooo a Treecreeper - but it's been so busy over where we walk usually that the birds are so much harder to find as they're moving further into the bushes/higher up the trees...... today was lovely and quiet and they were all out having a play
Our local reserve has to put out a 'telling off post' the other day as people visiting have been breaking down the fences and screens and going into the reserve areas in front of the hides/reed beds as the hides are closed. I have NO words.
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Jan 2021
4:41pm, 4 Jan 2021
1,890 posts
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Surelynot
Thanks for the confirmation, folks. Have seen a goldeneye on the river a couple of times before but not for a while.
My old eyes aren't so bad after all.
Had a close encounter of the robin kind in a car park yesterday. Poor thing was obviously looking for food and was on my wing mirror almost knocking on the side window to come out.
Had a dog biscuit which it started fighting a great tit over. This cold weather must be so harch for them.
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Jan 2021
5:45pm, 4 Jan 2021
2,449 posts
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flyingfinn
Surelynot if you don't have any suitable food in that situation when the ground is frozen find an area of leaf litter under a tree/hedge and and try to scuff it up with your foot to expose the loose earth underneath. The Robin will then be able to find things to eat in the loose earth.
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Jan 2021
7:49pm, 4 Jan 2021
1,892 posts
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Surelynot
FF - that's a great tip. I will do just that, thanks.
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Jan 2021
9:02pm, 4 Jan 2021
19,614 posts
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flanker
DT - resident pair of Goldeneyes on Gaddings if you venture over this way.
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Jan 2021
9:06pm, 4 Jan 2021
48,370 posts
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Derby Tup
I’ll not be venturing anywhere soon
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Jan 2021
9:19pm, 4 Jan 2021
19,147 posts
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Rosehip
apparently, there's a western cattle egret in the locality - I've seen egrets a few times this week, but they're not enough of a rarity for me to look closely at them. Next time I see one I shall look closer!
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