Diving Ducks at Deeping Lakes
Another bright day and not too cold and windy! We visited Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Deeping Lakes SSSI, a series of flooded gravel pits which is great location for birds throughout the year. During the winter they have good numbers of diving ducks from the far north and we spent time with a pair of beautiful and very confiding Goldeneye and some rather less obliging Goosanders. #LincolnshireWildlifeTrust #DeepingLakes #Goldeneye
Winter Sun at RSPB Frampton Marsh
A lovely Boxing Day walk at RSPB Frampton Marsh with lovely light encouraged me to spend time with the birds feeding around the Visitor Centre. The bright colours of the Goldfinches and Robins were enhanced by the winter sun and even the less flamboyant, but sadly declining, Greenfinches looked delightful. Greenfinch populations have more than halved in the last 10 years and has been linked to an outbreak of trichomonosis, a parasite-induced disease which prevents the birds f
An early morning at Frampton Marsh
A very early start on a beautiful morning at the wonderful RSPB Frampton Marsh reserve in Lincolnshire. Sadly not early enough to catch the Whooper Swans departing to their feeding grounds well before sunrise, but the thousands of geese (Brent, Pink-footed, Greylag) increasing numbers of migrant thrushes (Fieldfares and Redwings) and the return of over-wintering Stonechats made it a very morning blessed by wonderful sunshine. #RSPB #FramptonMarsh
