The weather was not brilliant and the forecast was worse, as Storm Bella approaches.
I decided to go to North Duffield Carrs for a couple of hours.
There is more water on the reserve than my last visit.
When most of the reserve is covered in water the birds are spread over a wide area and there are not many birds close to the hides. Some birds will stand/roost on the bund and today there were a few to be seen,
A pair of mute swans were resting on the bund, along with shelducks and a lapwing
as you can see this swan a red ring on one of its legs, but I found it difficult to read. The swans came a bit closer to the hide as they were feeding.
when it upended I could read the ring.
555 was the number.
starlings were flying in and out of the reeds looking for food.
a wren flew on to a post
it flew off when a blackbird appeared
a carrion crow landed where the starlings had been feeding
The canada geese that had been out in the middle of the water started to fly towards the bund.
I then noticed what had disturbed them
one of the buzzards landed on a fence at the edge of the reserve
Then I noticed ducks flying and a marsh harrier flew past the hide.
The birds flew further away so I came home.
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