December 30, 2006
Saturday 30th
Ivy Lake, Near Ringwood
As practice for New Year's day birding, this morning we went to Ivy Lake for a walk around the reserve. On the walk around Ivy Lake we saw a large Tit flock which comprised mainly Long-tailed with Great and Blue Tits as well. We heard Nuthatch and saw a Treecreeper, and a large Siskin flock, a couple of Jays and Redwings. Birds on the lake included Great-crested Grebe, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Teal, Wigeon, Pochard, Gadwall, Grey Heron and a Kingfisher.
There were also some fine Hazel catkins, already fully open. By the time we got to Ivy Lake, the light had gone, so digiscoping was difficult, the photographs were taken at ISO 800, and even then the shutter speeds were nothing to write home about.
Great-crested Grebe
Hazel Catkins
Posted by Frampton25 at December 30, 2006 09:49 PM