The Lodge. 23rd March 2013.

 A few shots from a cold and snowy Lodge. 

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Goldcrest. The Lodge. Feb 2013.

 Seen regularly around the feeders at The Lodge, feeding on small pieces of dropped seed.

Mealy Redpolls at The Lodge. 2013.

Bird 1

With so many Mealy Redpolls being reported at The Lodge, and plenty of pictures in the bag, Steve Blain and I decided to sort through our images and try and ascertain how many Mealies were involved. After a couple of hours, detailing wing patterns and plumage details we checked between our own photos and came up with 8 different birds. A couple of the original birds were still frequenting the feeders, and some new ones had turned up more recently. On my last visit with my Dad, we had seen 4 Mealy Redpolls and 2 of those were new to me. I would like to thank Steve Blain for taking the time to scour through the photos and educate me in Redpoll 'id which has been an interesting and enjoyable lesson, hopefully they'll stay a bit longer for some more photographs. 

 Bird 2

 Bird 3

 Bird 4

 Bird 5

 Bird 6

 Bird 7

Bird 8

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.

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. 

The Lodge, Sandy.

Spent some time at the feeders by the shop over the last couple of days, 27th&28th, photographing the Redpolls, Siskin, Bramblings. All showed well and during the afternoon of the 28th a woodcock flew low over the car park.