Albrighton and Donington Nature Reserve, Albrighton, Shropshire, Britain.

A Christmas Morning Walk before a nice day at Mom's.

Ebird List for the Reserve.

Ebird List for Green Lane.

 

Hazel Catkins.

I started the day with a walk up to Donington Church Yard where I checked all was good with Jayne's plaque and then went for a walk around the Nature Reserve and later the pond, as I walked I saw Carrion Crow (Corneja Negra / Corvus corone), Western Jackdaw (Grajilla occidental / Corvus monedula), Eurasian Magpie (Urraca Común / Pica pica), Common Woodpigeon (Paloma Torcaz / Columba palumbus), Eurasian Collared Dove (Tórtola Turca / Streptopelia decaocto), Common Blackbird (Mirlo Común / Turdus merula), Fieldfare (Zorzal Real / Turdus pilaris), Redwing (Zorzal Alirrojo / Turdus illacus), Common Starling (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris), Eurasian Nuthatch (Trepador Azul / Sitta europaea), European Robin (Petirrojo Europeo / Erithacus rubecula), Coal (Carbonero Garrapinos / Periparus ater), Eurasian Blue (Herrerillo Común / Cyanistes caeruleus), Great (Carbonera Común / Parus major) and a nice Marsh Tit (Carbonero Palustre / Poecile palustris), Common Buzzard (Busardo Ratonero / Buteo buteo), Common Chaffinch (Pinzón Vulgar / Fringilla coelebs), European Goldfinch (Jilguero Europeo / Carduelis carduelis), Dunnock (Acentor Común / Prunella modularis), Eurasian Wren (Chochin paleártico / Troglodytes troglodytes), Mallard (Anade Azulón / Anas platyrhynchos) and a Little Egret (Garceta Común / Egretta garzetta) which I thought was going to land but it was flushed off by a couple of Woodpigeons.

Marsh Tit (Carbonero Palustre / Poecile palustris).

Marsh Tit (Carbonero Palustre / Poecile palustris).

Marsh Tit (Carbonero Palustre / Poecile palustris).

Once I returned to Mom's we chilled for a while and then had a very nice Christmas Lunch along with a bottle of my favourate Marques de Caceres wine.

Common Starling (Estornino Pinto / Sturnus vulgaris).

Later I went for another walk up to the end of Green Lane as I was rather full, along the way I saw House Sparrow (Gorrión Común / Passer domesticus), Common Pheasant (Faisán Vulgar / Phaisanus colchicus), Common Moorhen (Gallineta Común / Gallinulas chloropus), Black-headed (Gaviota Reidora / Chroicocephalus ridibundus) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Gaviota Sombria / Larus fuscus), European Greenfinch (Verderón Común / Chloris chloris), Pied Wagtail (Lavandera Blanca / Montacilla yarrellii), Song Thrush (Zorzal Común / Turdus philomelos), Stock Dove (Paloma Zurita / Columba oenas) and a large female type Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus).

Peregrine Falcon (Halcón Peregrino / Falco peregrinus).

Once I was home we chilled and had a nice evening of Cards and drink.