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| Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
On Thursday I returned to Porter Brook and this time
continued upstream from Forge Dam. I found bird droppings on rocks in the river
which is indicative of the presence of Dippers. Redwings were feeding in a clump of holly trees bearing berries. Just before arriving at the car I saw a pair of Dippers fly upstream. One stopped for a photo and I spotted rings on its legs, which I have reported to the BTO. Hopefully I will find out when and where it was ringed.
We had a
Turkey lunch with all the trimmings courtesy of Nute. We saw the four nieces whose range from 3 months to 15 years. Helen baked a wonderful chocolate
log roll and ginger cake and Nute provided fruit salad which went well with my home-made
strawberry ice cream.
This morning I walked Ollie in Endcliffe Park and checked
for Dippers. Then I took Sue to Porter Brook and she survived the walk, which
shows how well her new knees are performing. We saw a Grey Wagtail and some
fungi.
Keith joined us for a leftovers lunch and I took flash photos of a Bullfinch, one of a pair which joined the Great Tits and Blue Tits
at the feeder.
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| Dipper, Cinclus cinclus |
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| Dipper |
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| Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea |
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| Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Porter Brook |
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| Redwing, Turdus iliacus |
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| Redwin |
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| Nadine with baby Martha |
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| Eleanor |
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| Eleanor and Beth |
Dec 26:
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| Lumpy Bracket, Trametes gibbosa |
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| Ollie surveying his territory |
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| Dipper dropping |
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| Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Oyster Mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus |
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| Turkeytail, Trametes versicolor |
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| Blue Tit, Cyanistes caeruleus |
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| Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
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