I'm on a roll again, after hardly getting any time for birding all month I've now been out twice this week.
Todays journey involved a short drive round the orbital car park and up the A41 to Weston Turville reservoir on the edge of Bucks. A tidy little nature reserve which was new to me but I enjoyed the time there today. The target was a juvenile Purple Heron and it was showing on arrival sitting in a distant Willow where it remined for the duration of our visit. Grey Wagtail were busy finding food among the lily pads. Lot's of Red Kite flew over as did a Common Buzzard and two Sparrowhawks. There were many Swallows and House Martins hawking the lake and Phil (another visiting Essex birder) pointed out a Small Red-eyed Damselfly and mentioned it was of note so I took a pic but the last thing I really want is to be getting too interested in these right now.
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| The Purple Heron |
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| Purple Heron |
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| Purple Heron |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Grey Wagtail |
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| Purp meets Grey |
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| Purple making a very short flight |
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| Small Red-eyed Damselfly |
A stop at Pitstone Hill on the way home gave good views of three Wheatear, a Corn Bunting , two pair of Stonechats, lots of Meadow Pipit, a couple of Skylark and a Kestrel but we failed to find any Whinchat on this visit.
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| Wheatear |
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| Wheatear |
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| Kestrel |
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| Kestrel |
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| Kestrel |
Year list now 229 as I edge closer to my worst year total of 238.
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