86 of the 100+ Arctic Tern at Draycote Water, late evening. Incredible to see this amount! The clicking sound is someone counting them. #arctictern #birds #draycotewater
A male Goosander at Draycote Water in Warwickshire. This is a sawbill diving duck, about the same size as a Mallard. His breast and belly are creamy white, his back is black, and his head is black with a dark bottle green tinge. His red bill is long, sharp, and serrated, and his legs and feet are orangey red.
A pair of Goosanders at Draycote Water in Warwickshire. They are sawbill diving ducks, about the same size as a Mallard. The male's breast and belly are creamy white, his back is black, and his head is black with a dark bottle green tinge. His red bill is long, sharp, and serrated, and his legs and feet are orangey red. The female, who is laying submissively alongside her partner with her chin resting on the water, is primarily mottled in shades of pale grey. Her head is chestnut brown, with shaggy plumage at the crown, and her bill, legs, and feet are pinky red.
Smug:
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Drake Mallard in the undergrowth
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Close-up of Blue Tit Draycote Water November 2022
Close-up of Blue Tit
Draycote Water November 2022
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A Great Crested Grebe in winter plumage - maybe a juvenile bird - is swimming on a reservoir, strongly lit by low winter sun. The water is slightly choppy and there is a broken reflection of the bird below it.
Draycote birding:
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More duck from the trip away. Draycote Water (Warwickshire) was a place at which I've spent a lot of time so it was nice to re-visit. Close up views of Goldeneye was a highlight. I like Goldeneye.
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Went to #DraycoteWater in search of the Ferriuginous Duck… found it alongside Goosanders, Great Crested Grebes, a single Goldeneye (f) and a Red Kite overhead. Beautiful Kestrel in the car park #UKBirding
A redhead Red-breasted Merganser, probably a first-winter bird, at Draycote Water in Warwickshire.
An adult male Ferruginous Duck, a rare migrant from eastern Europe, at Draycote Water in Warwickshire.
Flushed:
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Thurs 3 Oct #draycotewater 100+greylag 20 mute swan 100+tufty 4 goosander 17 little 62 great crested grebe 5 moorhen 100+coot 14 crmrant 40 bhgull 1 little egret 1 buzzard 2 crow 8 pied wagtail 4 meadow pip 2 linnet #ukbirding #birds #wildlife #nature #ukwildlife
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highlights from yesterday afternoon Draycote Water 6 little egret 22 little grebe 26 great crested grebe 9 goosander lots of coot moorhen pied wagtail couple of wigeon 60 plus cormorant 1 buzzard 1 wren plenty tufted duck #ukbirding #birds #wildlife #nature #ukwildlife #warksbirds #draycotewater