With a Lapland Bunting showing at extremely close range for a second day at Staines Reservoir,it seemed like too good an opportunity to miss. The bird had been seen towards the eastern end of the causeway, so I approached from that direction and soon met a number of birders who were watching the bird at a range down to 5 metres!
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| Lapland Bunting - Presumably feeding on unseen seeds. |
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| From time to time the bird would flush and often appear in between the fence uprights before returning to feed. |
A short video clip of the Lapland Bunting
Staines Reservoir is a good place to see Black-necked Grebes during the Autumn and Winter. I soon saw one about 50 metres from the Bunting and started taking photos. I was then told that there were three towards the west end of the causeway, so I wandered along and soon found six more, all fairly close together. Unfortunately I could only get photos of three together.
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| Black-necked Grebes - They were constantly moving about and diving, |
A short video clip of the Black-necked Grebes
