Having dipped on Cranes at Otmoor the previous day, it was a bit ironical that two Common Cranes should turn up at Gallows Bridge Farm BBOWT reserve, Bucks. Although not very far from Otmoor these are different individuals as the Otmoor birds are ringed and the Gallows Bridge birds are not ringed.
I arrived at Gallows Bridge Farm at about 8am bumping into Warren Claydon, who found them the previous day and who was about to leave. The birds were still present but very distant at the far end of the reserve but could be seen from the far hide. I was present about an hour and a half and the pair wandered around apparently feeding and avoiding the Lapwings which took exception to their presence.
The distance and the heat haze made photography extremely difficult as you can see below:-
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| Gallows Bridge Farm - View from the far hide. The Cranes are in the distance where the trees are!! |
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| Cranes - Phone-scoped |
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| Cranes - Nikon P6000 camera |
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