A bit of birding on my way to see the Family.
Trip to UK, Day Eleven.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) with a small Perch.
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I made a brief stop at Gailey Res on the way over to Lichfield to see my Son Alan, Becky and the three Grand kids Ryan, Zach and Finn.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) adult and juv. |
I scanned the two Lakes but most of the birds were on the upper section as the lower part was busy with Kids in Canoe's and other boats.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus). |
On the top pool I found
Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra),
Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus),
Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos),
Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula),
Mute Swan (Cisne Vulgar / Cygnus olor), Canada Geese (Barnacla Canadiense /Branta canadensis), Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo),
Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) but the stars where adult and juvenile Great Crested Grebes (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus) which showed very well and gave me the chance of some nice shot, just a shame the light was so bad.
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus). |
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Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus). |
Along the pool margins I found good numbers of
Migrant Hawkers (Aeshna mixta) and
Common Darters (Sympetrum striolatum) even in the dull conditions.
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Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta). |
Other species seen included
Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus),
Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii),
Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes),
Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus),
Common Kestrel (Cernicalo Vulgar / Falco tinnunculus) and Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo).
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