Hello everyone. We are hoping to book our holiday cottage for our usual visit to Wales following the Leighton Moss meet-up so which week do folks prefer for meeting at LM--possibly the week of Friday 17 June to Friday 24 June or the week after that, Friday the 24 June to Friday 1 July in 2022? As previously, we would only be at LM for parts of a few days in whichever week, and I expect some of you would do the same or be there for the whole week--up to you of course. Please have a quick look at your calendars and post here--because the two weeks following those weeks are still available to book a cottage we like the look of in Wales, and we'd best book something quickly or miss out! Hope to see everyone this year if possible, and a few new forumates joining us at LM for a meet-up for some of that time would be lovely, too. Thanks and hope to hear from you soon.
Kind regards, Ann
PimperneBloke said:50th anniversary tour. Awesome even tho they're all in their 70's lol
Aaaaaand.....
Much of their music was from the 70's da daaarrr
Ok, I'l make my exit, quick and quite.... Now, where's my coat, oh yes, its in the car....
Mike
Flickr: Peak Rambler
Unknown said:Safely arrived at our hotel not long after 6pm and hope to see other meet-up folks at LM mid to late morning tomorrow.
Enjoy your visit.
Pete
Birding is for everyone no matter how good or bad we are at it,enjoy it while you can
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Regards, Hazel
Another fabulously sunny day with Gaynor, MC, Ann, Mr.GB, and Mike; plenty of birds around from Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit, Reed Warbler to other nice sightings of Marsh Harriers and whilst we were walking back to say farewell to MC the 3 amigos spotted Cuckoo, Hobby, Water Rail and Bittern !! It has been the most pleasant meet up with forum friends and take this opportunity to thank them for their wonderful company and the fabulous wildlife we saw, also the banter, laughs and walks together, can't wait to do it all again next year :) As you know, I have no photos for you this time but you may get to see lovely photos from MC and Gaynor at some stage. (no pressure. LOL ). Safe travel dear friends returning home today or in a day or two and thank you again :) it's been such a joy.
It has taken a few hours to get through the many photographs that I took at LM during my visit. I will upload the photos as separate posts for each day, apart from this one, which will be Sunday 26th (when I only photographed Robins) and Monday 27th. I will post the other days tomorrow.
Some ID's will be required, so please add your suggestions...
Sunday 26th
'Tatty Robin' near the picnic area. Only 2 full tail feathers and moulting. Still defending territory from a juvenile.
Monday 27th
Juvenile Reed Warbler (possibly)
Another one requiring ID
Dozing off in the sunshine
ID please
On the pathway to the Grisedale Hide, I spotted a bird repeatedly going in and out of the reeds. I managed to get two incredibly dodgy photos.
It turns out that the bird in question was a Bearded Tit. It was going into the reed bed and then leaving with something in its beak, before flying
across the path and into the reeds on the other side.
This is the uncropped version of the previous picture.
More tomorrow...
Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos
(One bush does not shelter two Robins)
Zenodotus (3rd Century B.C.)
Here's an uncropped photo of that fledgling Warbler. The photos were taken with the 600mm lens on full zoom from the top platform of the Sky Tower.
Tuesday 28th starting at the Saltmarsh
Breakfast is served
Three Avocets in the distance
It was very dull and overcast, so not ideal for photography, but this one is ok
Tatty Robin again
Another ID please
Marsh Tit
Juvenile Marsh Harrier leaving a message
Wednesday 29th
Shrew on the Causeway path near the Causeway Hide. Can anyone give a more specific ID? A chap who was also there suggested that it might have been a Pygmy Shrew, but was not certain
Chiffchaff?
Could this be a Buzzard? I saw it from the Tower
BHG harassing juvenile Marsh Harrier