A week or so ago, I went to Martin Mere to see the Whooper Swans and Pink-footed Geese. There were a couple of bonus birds too though, in the shape of a Glossy Ibis and a Ring-necked Duck. It was a lovely cold, frosty and sunny morning and we got quite lucky with the amount of birds we saw. We managed all 3 Egrets, with 2 Great White Egrets, 3 Cattle Egrets and a Little Egret to complete the set. Plenty of ducks and some Snipe on the water, while the usual woodland birds were hanging around the feeders. Over the marsh, there were Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk, Buzzard and 2 Marsh Harriers. All in all it was a great way to spend a Saturday.
You can see more of my visit here, on my YouTube channel: My YouTube Channel
Black-tailed Godwit
Glossy Ibis
Ring-necked Duck
Moorhen on ice
Pheasant
The Glossy Ibis is very beautiful. That's a great video you posted. There were really a lot of birds there!
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ReplyDeleteLoved the video and all the bird photos. It is cool you were able to see the Glossy Ibis and the Ring-necked Duck, they are common here in the winter. I love the Godwit.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend.
...the pheasant certainly stands out!
ReplyDeleteVery nice video. Some of those birds come to Finland in summer.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful photos and video!
ReplyDeleteI love the pheasant; you don't see them much here anymore.
I wish you a wonderful Sunday.
Greetings Irma
Another fantastic post, Alan! Great to see the winter visitors in such good numbers!
ReplyDeleteQuite a nice collection of birds on a sunny winter day. The video was very nice. I always love the chatter of geese and ducks.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful birds an your photos are fabulous!
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