In the wildlife garden area we saw greenfinch - alas they did not show up very well in the pictures.
Next, as we walked round the sodden reserve, I spotted a red kite.
I took a few shots, in case it didnt show up clearly in the first.
Luckily you can JUST spot the forked tail - if not the coloring.
Then we went along the muddy path to the lookouts. What used to be brooks/lakes in a green fields - was now a massive ocean of flood plain fully flooded.
We spotted mallard of course - and quite a few other birds through the scope Liz had brought with us - including shoveller, shelduck, wigeon, teal and mute swan as well as Canada geese.
But there were no waders as there was nowhere to wade....
Yikes. That whole area is floodwater? I hope there was no damage to those houses on the other side.
ReplyDeleteluckily no more rain so no. their land was eright on the edge of it tho. it is a flood plain....so liable to flood in wet weather but this was extra flooding. we havent ever seen it this filled.
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