4th February

on

Bushy Park

Once the early morning cloud had disappeared it turned into a glorious day. Well maybe the afternoon wasn’t quit as sunny but when the sun was out the birds looked stunning

Common Buzzard: Having not spent much time in the Brew House Fields this year I was glad to see that he was still present.

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker: I thought it was about time that I checked out last years favoured locations. Well within 10 minutes I found the female in the Canal Plantation.

Redwing: Around 130 were in the park, 60+ in the Canal Plantation and 70+ along Chestnut Avenue.

Fieldfare: Nowhere near as many as during the cold spell an outnumbered by the Redwings. Twelve were seen, 2 in the Canal Plantation and 10 along Chestnut Avenue.

Siskin: sixteen birds at least were in the Canal Plantation.

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These two photos show the difference in patterning between Lesser and Great Spotted Woodpecker. They really cant be confused, especially as the Lesser is so small.

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Comments

Eland said…
Hi Tony, what camera do you shoot with? Either you have a pretty high zoom or you are incredibly good at getting close to the birds without disturbing them, I never have much luck photographing birds in Bushy Park. You take some really impressive photos.

I've been too busy to spend much time in the park lately, may get up early tomorrow, will try and find the woodpecker if possible. Will let you know.
7:46 PM
regents park birds.blogspot.com said…
I only have a 300mm with a 1.4 converter. So not that powerful and even those with a really big lens need to get close to get award winning photos. I haven't been able to put much time in looking for birds lately.
7:52 PM
Eagleseagles said…
Lovely to see "our" female LSW has survived the winter!
8:26 PM
regents park birds.blogspot.com said…
I just wish that there were more
9:51 PM
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