16th October : Chess Valley.

Water Vole surveying.

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7th October : Watermead Lake Aylesbury. 

Spent a couple of hours at Watermead Lake.

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Yellow Wagtails.

Birds turned up on Autumn passage at three sites locally, one in flight over our house, seven on a local farm & four in the Misbourne Valley.

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9th September : Kestrel

Two Kestrels taking advantage of the wind at Pitstone Hill today.

Second bird.

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9th September : Pitstone Hill.

Spent four & a half hours on Pitstone Hill today, didn't cover much ground, but saw plenty of birds.

Looking towards Ivinghoe Beacon.

Stonechat

Whinchat

Meadow Pipit

Chiffchaff

Yellowhammer

Pitstone Windmill in the distance.

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Goldfinches.

Goldfinches enjoying a preen after having a bath.

 

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Garden Bird Bath.

Last year I sunk a disused metal dustbin lid in the ground as a mini bird bath, with all the dry weather during this past summer it's really been paying dividends, providing some great close up opportunities.

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