Patch Visit

I had walk along the backtrack to Holywell this afternoon. The Public Hide was busy, predominately with Greylag Geese (93), Black-Headed Gulls (250+), Lapwing (55), and Teal (57). 

Hiding amongst them all were 3 Wigeon, 2 Barnacle Geese, 1 Snipe, 3 Dunlin and 2 Ruff (a reeve and a male). The two Ruff constantly interacted the whole time I was there, with the male chasing and displaying to the smaller reeve. 

Wandering round to the members hide, 27 Pink-Footed Geese flew North overhead, dropping over the North Wood. The pond held, 1 Mute Swan, 61 Mallard, Water Rail (heard), 11 Canada, 14 Tufted (8 male, 6 female), 14 Gadwall (8 male, 6 female), 46 Wigeon, 6 Little Grebe, 4 Moorhen, 3 female Pochard, 3 Shoveler (a male and 2 females), 36 Coot, 5 Teal, 18 Black Headed Gull, 65 Herring Gull, 6 Great Black Backed Gull and 1 Cormorant.

Autumn

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Gosforth Park

I've been busy over the past few weeks filming the Autumnal scene in the Natural History Society of Northumbria's Gosforth Park Reserve, the finished product is almost complete and will be available to watch soon.

My focus in the park is now turning towards the winter environment, so today I headed down to have a wander around. The time was spent visualising my ideas, and finding new ones.

No Bitterns were insight today, nor Red Squirrels, unlike Brian and Sam's success, although the woodland birds did put on a good show at the feeding station.