A walk around Arrow Valley Lake on a frosty but cloudy morning was reasonably productive. I had decided to take a few photos to add to my gallery on the Patchwork Challenge site (when they finally get it working).
As it turned out my first photograph, of Black-headed Gulls standing on the ice, produced an unexpected Patchwork Challenge tick because I must have forgotten to add the species to my list on their site.
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| Black-headed Gulls |
More conventional year-ticks followed when I spotted that the first
Oystercatcher was standing on a tyre in front of the yacht club, quite an early return.
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| Oystercatcher |
Judging by the state of its bill it had been digging into the soil to look for worms. A little further around the lake I was pleased to see a pair of
Goosanders swimming in the open water.
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| Goosanders |
One Shoveler still remains, and a pair of Tufted Ducks has appeared. I counted eight Great Crested Grebes, and saw a single Little Egret. A Greenfinch was singing in spite of the chilly morning, and a flock of eight Bullfinches was also noteworthy.
Here are some more pics from this morning:
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull - adult |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2nd winter |
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| Moorhen |
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| Little Egret |
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