9th January..... Snipe.

Wednesday morning went to BBOWT College Lake to try and see the 50+ snipe that have been seen there, couldn't find then until they showed themselves by flying around for a few minutes then landed and disappeared into the marsh again.

Thursday morning went to find the 35 mandarins at The Wides on the canal at Wendover, found a few nestled amongst the willows.

Along with a friendly moorhen.

At home a jay.

Plus a kestrel briefly visited the garden.

I had a front row view of a male sparrowhawk searching the viburnum where birds had fled from the feeders when it swooped in. It left empty handed.

A short walk after lunch, watched a treecreeper  constantly searching for food, working its way up the trunk to the top then flying down onto the next tree and starting up again.

Stewart.







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