Plovers

Adult Ringed Plover, HGF

Juvenile Ringed Plover, HGF

Fox, Moore NR

Coot, Moore NR. This bird is setting of in pursuit of a rival.

Juvenile Grey Heron, HGF. They seem to be regular visitors at the moment with at least 3 juveniles and a couple of adults hanging around.

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Some more of those little things. During a recent visit to Moore I heard a rustling sound beneath the Birchwood hide and watched a fox come down to the pool to drink. Unfortunately the undergrowth and dense shade prevented decent pics -the fox simply stared back for a few seconds when it became aware of my presence! Four Black-necked Grebes were also present on the pool.

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This morning having spotted a couple of small waders on the far side, I walked round to investigate and found an adult and a juvenile Ringed Plover. They were both extremely wary and kept a distance - they eventually bumped into two adult Little Ringed Plovers. Oddly though LRP's are regularly recorded here in summer, the presence this morning of their larger cousins constitutes a patch tick! The single Black-necked Grebe is still present along with two other grebe species. The drake Wigeon is now starting to moult. In the garden today the Jay was also back.