I said I might do so birdwatching.
This is a pintail, one of our rarer ducks:
And these are male and female teal looking at their very best:
And this is what shoveller and black-tailed godwits doing what they do best: putting their heads underwater:
And finally, the most glamorous of them all: an avocet:
They're all taken at some distance, but it was a fun visit to Cley, in Norfolk.
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I grew up in Suffolk, moved to Harmondsworth then down to Dorset. I now live in Argyll so there are some birds I no longer see. Pintail are one, Shoveller are another & Avocet too. My Dad used to ring Avocet on Butley River. All necks & legs. From time to time they’d get a bit wet so I’d wake up to find drying Avocets & other waders in big boxes stored in the airing cupboard prior to being released.
Thanks for your blog. I liked your YouTube too, especially the ones on Scotland.
Thanks Patrick
The Butley river was a teenage site for me…..good memories
Nothing better for forgetting the cares of the world than bird-watching with camera in hand.
To me a teal is the ideal duck shaped duck and that was certainly a handsome one.
I like teL
Fairly easy to find
A small duck
Glorious plumage
Usually in pairs
If you get the chance to stay in the onsite accommodation at Slimbridge, upstairs at Peter Scott’s gaff, then I highly recommend it. Accommodation is excellent and the birding isn’t bad.
I have never been there…..
But noted
I’m not much into birding (I’m kind of jealous of the capacity for enthusiasms), but my wife is and we went to Slimbridge last year …..or was it the year before? I think you’d like it, but maybe not so much as wild birding. Lots of different birds, but it’s a bit like going to a zoo. Great if you like flamingos, but………..
I like Welney, which is a related reserve near me, except for the performance element of the swan feeding
But I can always avoid that