It's been a bit quiet recently! Have been out and about but not really seeing a variety of birds. Everything seems a bit quiet as if waiting to see what the weather will bring. Numbers of wildfowl on Burwell Fen remain fairly steady but not seeing the large flocks of Fieldfare or Redwing. Maybe if the weather turns colder things will 'hot up'.
In the mist of Monday 3rd Nov morning the whistling of the Wigeon was very evocative and was the highlight of out morning stroll. I've recently purchased a Nikon Coolpix P610 so have been snapping away on our strolls. I like the flexibility of the camera being lightweight but with a pretty amazing zoom. The results so far will not set the birding world on fire but they are good enough record shots for my needs.
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| Misty Morning on Burwell Fen
With little bird movement I turned my attention to playing with the camera, snapping shots here and there, capturing some of the atmosphere of the Fen on a misty morning.
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Annie update: with the passing of each day Annie reminds me more and more of Grania our Lab/Spaniel cross of many years ago. Her mannerism and movement are so much likes Grania's that at times I call her by that name. She is becoming a good 'bird-dog' and will now sit and wait patiently while I while away time watching nothing! She then launches a full frontal assault on Max, Poor chap.
Tuesday 4th: took a stroll along the bank from the New Bridge towards Burwell along the side of Tubney Fen. A couple of Short-eared Owls were quartering the fen and the Buzzard was on it's usual post.
Nearby there was a group of Heron, which I discover is called a siege, sedge or scattering. To me they looked like a collection of witches!
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