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Solitary Bees out and about the past few days, and Nuthatches too...

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Spotted in a hide today buzzing its flight muscles (a technique to raise its body temp). Popped it onto my finger for a couple mins to help the process and it shot off when it was ready. Safely emerged from hibernation.

#insects #butterflies #ukbutterflies.

Goosander and Red-Breasted Merganser. Superficially similar but, when seen next to on another, with many and obvious differences, not least of which in size..

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4 Egyptian Geese at Brandon this morning - early spring tensions were very evident. Absolute brawl is also an adequate descriptor...

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One from a series I took this morning of the #Solardisk showing #sunspots - the location of which I verified....

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Not much at Hiller's Farm hide today and a few people waiting, so we did the polite thing and gave up our seats.

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Greenfinch, #Bird species 107 for the year list to date - we don't take it too seriously....

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Local Bank Voles are still going strong. They are very entertaining, as well as being super cute.

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Lovely Goldeneye.

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You don't want some for your b'day then?

We spotted GC Grebes doing their mirroring dance so stayed with them to see if they moved into the weed dance.

They did but with one miserable, measly, and pathetic strand - she was not impressed...

There's still time.

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Rooks nest building over Draycote carpark today.

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4 NFY bird species today with Great Northern Diver, Red Breasted Merganser, Skylark and this, surprise guest, Mediterranean Gull.

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Year list now 106.

As Spring approaches so hormones run rampant and relationships fray leading to inevitable posturing and, often, direct conflict.

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Sizeable flag for a little bird to carry. Nice spot.

Stock Doves in the rain.

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😀😍

10,000th shot added to our collection in '26.

Goose on left charged in and started the fight - then got his arse handed to him.

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Thank you...

Another example of Siskin camouflage.

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A bit more detail.

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This is why they're called Red Necked Grebes....

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Frustrating day in Northants' - first and mostly likely last trip to Kinewell followed by a wholly unproductive trip to Wakerley (again!).

A distant RN Grebe the only highlight...

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Watching us watching her, watching us...

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