In Bristol for Theresa’s birthday

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In Bristol for Theresa’s birthday

Plenty of Black-backed Gulls, Feral Pigeons, Herring Gulls, but not a lot else!
Varsity boat race going on lots of BMX and skateboards around. Ferrari seem quite popular as do Ducati’s also loads of scooter boys, not sure if Vespa’s or Lambretta’s.

Quck trip to College Lake

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Quck trip to College Lake

Working on Sunday doing some VMWare migrations. Managed to get in just before the gates closed. Went straight to the cafe to get a piece of Gladis’s cake but she had not baked one this weekend. There was a very tame Robin in the garden.
Two Kingfishers, Snipe, Pied Wagtail.

Walk to Rosie and Ian’s

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Walk to Rosie and Ian’s

Just out side Buckland a Hare ran off it must have been hiding. Down at Wilstone hide not a lot going on. A Wren was just in front of the hide giving very good views, no sign of the Snipe, two Common Terns were perched on one of the shooting stages.
Two Greater spotted Woodpeckers, man acting suspiciously near a tree that a raptor landed in (brown middle of wings with black tips).

Grand tour of the local hotspots

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Grand tour of the local hotspots

College lake Whooper swan, Snipe, Canada Geese, Mute Swan, Coot, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Mallard, Magour, Long tailed Tit, Great created Grebe, Lapwing, Black headed Gull, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Sand Martin.
Marsworth reservoir Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Common Tern, Mustle Thrush.

Wendover Woods

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Wendover Woods

Quick bike ride to finish off Easter. Dropped off travel bug, at the anti gravity hill cache. Walked up through Dancers End nature reserve, Pheasant. At the Cafe in the woods say for a while loads of Wrens, a couple of Coal Tits, Great Tit, good view of Crow. Woodpecker hammering, Collared Dove cooing.

Ivinghoe, Steps Hill

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Ivinghoe, Steps Hill

Ring Ouzel, 3 Jays. Over at Wilstone the Snipe was close to the hide, Willow Warbler on island.

Weston Turville walk

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Weston Turville walk

Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler

Barton LNR

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Barton LNR

Redshank, Gadwall, Tree Sparrow, Ringed Plover, Reed Bunting, Green Finch, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Wood Pigeon, Chaffinch, Cormorant, Mallard, oyster catcher, Canada Geese,.