Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Look at all those birdies

I'll doff my cap sir!
Lots of interesting birdlife at Oxford Island on the shore of Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland including Blackcaps, Great Crested Grebes and Pochards. Although they look like tits Blackcaps are warblers and they come in a selection of markings - this isn't my picture and the fellow that we saw had a distinctive white band - more like a scarf - around its neck. A big bunch of grebes were sheltering from a strong wind by some reed banks which we were able to see from a deserted hide at the edge of the lake. And then there was a miniature flotilla of Pochards which are quite handsome little ducks.

Apart from my beak and my head I'm really just like any other duck!

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