Grey day at Greylake 11/7/09
Posted 12-07-09 at 03:18 PM by astafjevs
Spent a couple of hours at RSPB Greylake, another reserve on the Somerset levels. No waders, but noisy coot families, sedge warblers, linnets and blue tits, on the way to the poshest hide I've ever seen. From the hide, little egret, heron, swallows, ducks, little grebe, a pair of distant buzzards, a charm of goldfinches, swifts, house martins and a tree with a hundred starlings in it! Top spots were my first ever water vole, and a stoat.
Unlike Ham Wall, not sure this reserve is worth a specific journey for, but well worth an hour or so if you're passing by. Did start to head for Berrow Beach for some coastal birds, but the rain put us off so we'll leave that for another day.
Unlike Ham Wall, not sure this reserve is worth a specific journey for, but well worth an hour or so if you're passing by. Did start to head for Berrow Beach for some coastal birds, but the rain put us off so we'll leave that for another day.
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Sounds like a pleasant way to pass some time, I've often wondered what this reserve was like now. Was there in 2002 when they were developing the site from arable farmland in to wetland habitatPosted 12-07-09 at 08:52 PM by clydebirder
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Sounds like a nice trip out Stuart.......Sedge Warblers are always nice to see.......and hear!
Ruth.Posted 13-07-09 at 08:32 AM by Twitcheruth
