Nice sunny day, so after completing the H&S checks I spent the rest of the afternoon bird watching at Fairburn. The above photo was taken from Lin Dike. Lots of black-headed gulls
A very distant male goldeneye
slightly closer great white egret, one of the 3, I saw today. I then went to the visitor centre and spent some time watching the birds at the feeders.
Another distant shot. The cattle were in the field in front of the Pickup hide and there were 5 cattle egrets in with the cows. Blue, gret and long-tailed tits at the feeders.
Coal tits flew in and out so fast I only managed this poor shot.
Goldfinch, chaffinch and reed bunting were a bit more obliging.
I then walked up to the lagoons.
The "Big Hole"
Looking back down from the top. The white dots in the green field are cattle egrets.
From this footpath you look down on the moat and a grey heron seems to have occupied its nesting site already.
Looking towards the hide at Lin Dike.
The North Lagoon
Lots of coots and tufted ducks and once the sun had set the starlings flew in.
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