Donington Nature Reserve, Albrighton, Shropshire. UK.

A rather damp, cold and grey walk around the reserve and up to the Church yard.

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Along the stream.

I walked down to the reserve through the village, I first of all checked the pool and track to the locked gate onto the secured part of the reserve seeing Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Jackdaw (Grajilla / Corvus monedula), Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major), Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula) and lots of Redwings (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus).

A few of the Redwings (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus).

I crossed the road and went onto the field and walked along the stream picking up Blue (Herrerillo Común / Parus caeruleus) and Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus), Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes), Siskin (Lúgano / Carduelis spinus), Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis), Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis), Song (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos) and Mistle Thrush (Zorzal Charlo / Turdus viscivorus), Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), 3x Skylarks (Alondra Común / Alauda arvensis) and lots more Redwings which flew in.

Humphreston Brook after the recent rains.

I walked back up through the village and returned to my Moms were I got ready to go out to Next door bar to see the Dirty Rocking Scoundrels with some of Jayne's brothers and sister's.

As expected we had a great night, good company, good food and brilliant music and entertainment.

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND GREAT NEW YEAR.

 HAPPY CHRISTMAS.

 

Hello All.

Happy Christmas to everyone and thank you for taking the time to read my drivel and look at my photo's.

Hope this message finds you all well and that you have all had a good years birding / wildlife watching.

Priorslee Flash, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, UK.

A nice visit to see family and a second walk at the flash.

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Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

After visiting Pauline and David I decided to had a walk around the Flash / Hangmans Lake after David reminded me of the Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea) he had seen there a while ago and I was not disappointed as part way round I found it and it was amazingly well behave and spent a while in the reeds reducing the local frog population.

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

Grey Heron (Garza Real / Ardea cinerea).

As I walked I also saw Goosander (Serreta Grande / Mergus merganser), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina), Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula), Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus), Canada Geese (Barnacla Canadiense /Branta canadensis), Mute Swan (Cisne Vulgar / Cygnus olor), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo), Lesser Black-backed (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus).

Goosander (Serreta Grande / Mergus merganser).

Goosander (Serreta Grande / Mergus merganser).

Goosander (Serreta Grande / Mergus merganser).

Goosander (Serreta Grande / Mergus merganser).

Goosander (Serreta Grande / Mergus merganser).

Goosander (Serreta Grande / Mergus merganser).

In the scrub, the air and around the margin's I also added Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Common Magpie (Urraca / Pica pica), Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Great Tit (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus), Wren (Chochin / Troglodytes troglodytes), Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis), House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Carduelis chloris) and Goldfinch (Jilguero / Carduelis carduelis).

Great Crested Grebe (Somormujo Lavanco / Podiceps cristatus).

Black-headed Gull (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus).

Mute Swan (Cisne Vulgar / Cygnus olor).

Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula) Female.

Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula) Male.

Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos) Female.

Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos) Male.

Canada Geese (Barnacla Canadiense /Branta canadensis).

Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula).

Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii).

Sparrowhawk (Gavilán Común / Accipiter nisus).

Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo).

Hazel Catkin's (Corylus avellana).

Priorslee Flash, Priorslee, Telford, Shropshire, UK.

A quick scan of the frozen lake.

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I popped over to Telford to do a bit of Shopping and to see some of the family, whilst I waited for them to get back home I had a walk around part of the Flash which was three quarters frozen but still had a few species on the open water including Goosander (Serreta Grande / Mergus merganser) x6, Canada Geese (Barnacla Canadiense /Branta canadensis), Mute Swan (Cisne Vulgar / Cygnus olor), Common Pochard (Porrón Común / Aythya ferina), Tufted Duck (Porrón Monudo / Aythya fuligula), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos), Eurasian Coot (Focha Común / Fulica atra), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Black-headed (Gaviota Riedora / Larus ridibundus) and  Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus) and Great Cormorant (Cormorán Grande / Phalacrocroax carbo). 

Other species seen included Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Long-tailed Tit (Mito / Aegithalos caudatus) x8, Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii) x2 and Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis).