Redpolls

A selection of the redpolls at The Lodge from the last week. How many are Mealies?

Siskins. The Lodge. Feb 2013.

 Plenty of these stunners at The Lodge, and a couple of Bank Voles sharing the spoils of spilt seed with them.

Lesser Redpolls. Feb 2013.

 A selection of Lesser Redpoll images from The Lodge, check out the colouration in the above birds crown feathering. Still sorting through potential Mealy images, these deserve as much space though. More images on my Blog.

Oyc's first to return at Bev's. 18th Feb 2013.

The Shoveler put on a good show all morning, and the first returning waders were a pair of Oystercatchers that took flight North from the north lake at Bev's.

Woke up this morning to a lovely crisp day, decided to try and track down the Mealy & Lesser Redpolls, Siskin and Brambling's at Sandy and the Merlin and Redheads at Broom. Managed to track down 5 of the 6 as I still haven't managed to meet up with the Merlin, still I am not the only one on this quest. When I arrived home, I heard a female arrived at Broom about half an hour after I left Hey Ho!!

Bittern

A fantastic bonus bird while I was at Priory CP today.  Bittern, Priory CP, 16th February 2013

Ferruginous Duck

Anyone noticed his white chin before?

Quite a bit of displaying going on today! Ferruginous Duck, Priory CP, 16th February 2013.  More weird poses here.

Tundra Bean Geese

Two Tundra Bean Geese, Radwell Lakes, 16th February 2013

Mealy Redpolls

Bird 1

Bird 2 (right-hand bird)

Bird 3

Mealy Redpolls, The Lodge, 9th February 2013. Not sure how many there are currently visiting the feeders. Might be more than you think...

There are a couple more Mealy shots on my Flickr page here.

Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl, Biggleswade Common, 9th February 2013

The Lodge Feeders. 8th & 9th Feb 2013.

 A selection of images from the Lodge feeders, whilst looking for the Mealy Redpolls, taken over the 8th and 9th Feb. 

More Fudge!

 A few more shots when I took my Dad to see it on Friday 8th Feb. Actively displaying to the females and chasing away the male Pochards.