BIRDS: CHAFFINCH WITH THE REDWINGS

Annoying lot these particular Chaffinches, love them as I do?!

The cock bird sat in a tree above me and I thought it was a Brambling and tried to remember of the latter were summer or winter visitors. Bramblings have been seen by myself and one brother up there, he spotted them. Ten minutes later another bird watcher was up there and I said that a pair of Bramblings were hanging around the car park with the Redwings and the man turned into a Gazelle and was off!!

Sorry mate but those Bramblings turned out to be THESE Chaffinches!! LMAO!

BIRDS: REDWINGS RUMMAGING!

In a wood I visit a bunch of winter visiting Redwings all turn up mob handed and throw leaf litter all over the place looking for emerging worms.

You will get many others join in the slippery fun too!

BIRDS: GREAT CRESTED GREBE AND DABCHICK ... or just CHICK?!

Was not sure about the small bird, there were a group of several on their own. Behaved very shy and submerged and re-appeared many feet away and very Dabchick like?! But then from round a bend the adult Great crested Grebe appeared and I wondered of there were chicks, despite the time of year!!

BIRDS: GOOSANDERS

Not as many about as there was last year, like the Gadwalls, but at least there were several pairs. These are just sooo shy, try to get a picture and they completely submerge!! Better camera needed I am afraid , lol.

BIRDS: GADWALLS

Only pair of Gadwalls i saw this winter, 2012-13. Last year were many pairs of these about! I like Gadwalls.

Female Mallards can very I presume?!

BIRDS: DUCKTER STRANGE Part THREE

One more oddball in the series of Duckter Strange?!

Sorry little Marvel Comic joke their!!