Greylake
Greylake 27/03/2016
Weatherwise a very mixed day of Sun, Heavy rain and Thunder. Difficult photographic conditions but an excellent few hours.
Still a good selection of Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail and Snipe.
Small flock of Black Tailed Godwits.
A pair of Curlew
A pair of Golden Plover (flying overhead)
A fair number of hirundines, probably Sand Martins, passing through West to East
A Water Rail near the elevated hide.
Juvenile Peregrine (right in front of hides)
2 Marsh Harriers and 1 Buzzard
6 Little Egrets and 1 GWE somewhat distant
Lots of exciting behaviour from the Lapwings and Redshanks
Single Roe Deer
Robin.
Bright and cold for a short visit to Greylake this morning 18-03-2016 there were nine Little Egrets close to the hide, two G-w-Egrets in the distance, approx sixty B-t-Godwits ,two Canada Geese ,Lapwings, one Redshank, fewer ducks, Water Rail seen along the approach to the hide, traveled on to Stathe to see the Cranes but they were rather distant.
http://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/p577876181#h7a0fea95
http://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/p577876181#h7b15a2a1
Today’s highlights at Greylake 15-03-2016 a bright sunny start to the day with a light frost, good numbers of Ducks still present mainly Wigeon and Shovelers,a few Snipe,two G-w-Egrets and three Little Egrets ,three Redshank ,three Curlew, Male and Female Marsh Harriers were seen from time to time, several pair of Lapwing giving a master class in aerobatics , one Buzzard, 80/100 B-t-Godwits many with there summer plumage, just before leaving a juvenile Peregrine circled around and drifted of in the direction of Westonzoyland.
Some recent photos on website.
http://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com
http://jamesgibbs6929.zenfolio.com/p577876181#h6142c230
A sunny hazy morning at Greylake on Sunday.
2 Great White Egrets.
Male Marsh Harrier.
Male Kestrel.
Posing Wrens in front of the hide!
Lazy Black Tailed Godwits.
Lots of Winter duck, all quite sleepy!
50+ Snipe flew past close to hide!
Pairs of Lapwing chasing each other about constantly!
Pics on my blog;
http://carlbovisnaturephotography.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/treecreeper-skydancing-lapwings-posing.html
Visited Greylake this morning, between 10.45 and 12.00. Bright, but a cold wind.
Interesting behaviour from a Moorhen that shimmied up a bullrush stem to take a big beakful of the fluffy seeds at the top…...for nesting?
Never seen this before, but they were getting amorous earlier!
Despite James saying the duck numbers were greatly reduced last week, there was a lot there today!
All the usual, a lone male Pintail included.
50-80 Black Tailed Godwits were put up by a low helicopter!
At the back of the reserve was a Great White Egret. Plenty of Snipe dotted about too.
A Curlew flew over, and a Water Rail was busy looking for food to the left of the lookout hide.
Also seen was Marsh Harrier, Peregrine, Kestrel and Buzzard.
Pictures on my blog here;
Cold with showers at Greylake this morning 04-03-2016. Jerry Hawkins reported a brief visit by two Bewick’s Swans that quickly moved away ,Two Great-white -Egrets flew past at the rear of the reserve , one Peregine at its usual dead tree perching site,a large number of Black-tailed -Godwits perhaps up to 80 but not clearly visible present ,Marsh Harrier made an appearance but very distant.Duck numbers now seem to be much reduced, snipe numbers still good.