The Kingfisher this morning was just down from Trittiford on perches over the River Cole. It flew down the river with the sun shining making it a brilliant blue/green colour. It stopped on another river perch then some dogs went into the river and it flew back up to Trittiford.
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Trittiford mill pond and the dingles bird sightings (1 Viewer)
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Three is the magic number - just down from Trittiford on the River Cole/the Dingles, first a Heron, then a Little Egret and I had a run up and down the Cole and on my way back, a Kingfisher on the Chinn Brook, right next to the River Cole. Never seen one on the Chinn Brook before, seen one listed and now I've seen one on it. Great!!
UW82
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Little Egret at Trittiford today first time I've seen him there his usually at the Dingles or Old Mill pond apart from that it's very quite 5 Pochards, lots of Pied Wagtails
A Little Egret can often be seen away from the various waters along the river perched high in trees.
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Little Egrets
The Dingles - River Cole - 9.00
Both the Little Egrets were present, saw them a couple times, also a Heron, Grey Wagtail and possibly the back end of a Kingfisher as it flew off. It was great!!
Further along the Cole, past Sarehole they took away the tree over the river where the Kingfisher once sat;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88816303@N08/14087905403/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88816303@N08/14044733426/in/photostream/
The Dingles - River Cole - 9.00
Both the Little Egrets were present, saw them a couple times, also a Heron, Grey Wagtail and possibly the back end of a Kingfisher as it flew off. It was great!!
Further along the Cole, past Sarehole they took away the tree over the river where the Kingfisher once sat;
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88816303@N08/14087905403/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88816303@N08/14044733426/in/photostream/
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Five Gossanders, 3 male 2 female at Old Mill pond, Priory road today (Vince Garvey)
Also on Friday there was still 2 Shoveler at Trittiford
Yes, I saw the five Goosander, a few Tufted Duck and three Heron on the Old Mill Pond today. A Heron took off and got mobbed by a Gull. Four Pochard on Trittiford. High water on the River Cole, it was up and over the central walkway meeting the mill race. Water too fast and brown for a KF.
Goosander
When I arrived at the Old Mill pond today there was 4 female Goosander and 3 Drakes but then 2 Drakes flew off, in the end there was 1 Drake and 6 Females not bad for a little pool hopefully the other two Males will return
Also Two Little Egrets in the tree.
When I arrived at the Old Mill pond today there was 4 female Goosander and 3 Drakes but then 2 Drakes flew off, in the end there was 1 Drake and 6 Females not bad for a little pool hopefully the other two Males will return
Also Two Little Egrets in the tree.
Rob Williams
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Just 1 male this morning.
They spent a lot of time right at the back hiding when I got there this morning there was one drake and two females but then this afternoon after a lady decided to talk loudly asking us what we were doing they flew and went onto Trittiford still there at the back of Trittiford quite nice because it's a Trittiford tick for me
A Kingfisher on a perch over the River Cole at the Dingles this morning. It had it's back to us and sat there for a few minutes. A man walking and another man walking his dog stopped to look at it with me. The walker commented on the colour and said he usually saw them up past Trittiford and on the canal. The kingfisher then turned round and saw us looking so it flew off past us and it banked as it took the bend of the river. Great! The dog walker said it had made his day.
Yes at the Dingles, I have seen two there. Seem to be regulars.
