mooskibaby
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Anna,
TBH I hadn't been down for a couple of weeks before the floods came so don't know if they had hatched. Don't think they will try again now.
Went along the canal to the 'new' workings yesterday morning and there were no gulls or terns up there, though I did see 4 Common Sands.
Went up on the footbridge over the railway and had fun watching a Whitethroat feeding in the middle of the railway lines for 10 minutes. Guess the stones had warmed up in the early sun and attracted the bugs. Also had 4 Oystercatchers on the fields at the back of the reserve from the bridge.
John
John
I saw a whitethroat yesterday at Osmaston around the area of Carsington. I also saw a buzzard there to, and an oystercatcher, a jay, a treecreeper, a nuthatch and some willow tits. I got the walk from my birding magazine. It's not a long walk. If you would like the map i can scan it for you. You would really enjoy it. It goes through a variety of habitats, around lakes through woodland, and through grass land. There are also known to be spotted flycatchers there as well but sadly i didn't see one.
Let me know
Anna