For the first day today it actually felt like winter. Tiny, sparkling, diamond-like ice crystals clutching on to the grass, blue skies and the following trail of small clouds as you breathe out. We went to RSPB Pulborough Brooks Nature Reserve.
I was using my new Opticron Explorer WA binoculars which are great as they are beautifully clear and light, easy to use and are perfect to spot birds.
 |
| Opticron Explorer WA binoculars |
I spend most of my time in the first hide which looks over the majority of the reserve. In front of us were around 40 Wigeon with a pair of Shovelers hidden between them. On the far bank their was surprisingly a juvenile Peregrine Falcon, I think it might of been the same one I saw last time!
 |
| Record shot- Juvenile Peregrine Falcon with its back to me. |
When someone said Snipe I rushed over to the furthest point in the hide. Extremely well camouflaged, 7 Snipe were jabbing the mud. I have never seen so many together! In the distance there were over 200 Greylag and Canada Geese making a lot of noise.
 |
| Record Shot- Snipe |
After being in the hide for about an hour I saw a large bird, hopefully a bird of prey. My binoculars focused, by then a few other birders had there scopes focused on it and they were trying to work out what it was. I suggested it being a Marsh Harrier, with its dark eye stripe, it being smaller than a Buzzard and a yellow beak. So after looking at it a few more times it was considered it was in fact my ID of a Marsh Harrier.
 |
| Record shot- Juvenile Female Marsh Harrier |
Here is a couple of photos I took throughout the day:
 |
| Robin |
 |
| Solar Sparrow |
Comments
Post a Comment