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Autumn Time Has Started

10/1/2021

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The start of Autumn has begun. Before the end of September, there were a few chilly nights and the leaves on trees were showing distinct signs of changing colour.

Throughout the month, Hobby were seen on a number of days hawking dragonflies at Moor Green lakes. Pochard, Wigeon and Shoveler numbers increased slightly and a Greenshank was seen in front of the Colebrook Lake hide. Green Sandpiper could be seen on most days.

​At Fleethill Farm, Berkshire, a Great White Egret was seen along with a few Little Egret who seem to favour the reserve.
A juvenile Osprey visited for a few days fattening up on a local angling lake before departing south on migration.
The downside of this was that unfortunately I didn't get to see it!

​Stay Safe, Stay Well.
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Back Out Birding Again

9/1/2021

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 After about eighteen months of garden birding due to Covid I finally resumed going back out again on the 18th of August. I went to my old haunt of Moor Green Lakes and somewhat found the initial experience strange.
However, after an hour or so I was fully acclimatised and enjoying myself.

Birds seen on the day wereCommon Tern, Common Gull, Red kite, Little Grebe, Raven, Stonechat, Sparrowhawk, Swallow, Green Sandpiper and Oystercatcher. I even managed a few photos, so all in all it was a very good day.

On the 23rd, again at Moor Green Lakes, I watched  with my birding friend Tony Reid, a juvenile Peregrine attempting to catch a Common Tern. It made several swoops on the Tern but its inexperience allowed the Tern to make its escape.

Winter visitors have slowly started to return to the reserve as the summer visitors depart for warmer climes. Passage migrants passing through the reserve normally have a bird of special interest among them and I hope that I will be there to see it, you never know what may turn up.

Stay safe, Stay well.

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    Hi, I'm Roger Milligan. I have been interested in birds since I was a boy growing up in south east London, which was a long time ago. I now live in Farnborough, Hampshire.

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