There was a freezing wind this morning as we walked at Testwood Lakes near Totton and it came as a bit of a shock as it's been so mild of late. We walked a couple of miles, to the bird hide and back.
Walking alongside one of the lakes to the bird hide, it looks idyllic but the wind was freezing.
Across the board walk.
The view from the bird hide.
The side windows in the bird hide look out over different types of bird feeders, one of the best visitors was this greater spotted woodpecker. It stayed for a good five to ten minutes quite happily pecking at the peanuts in this feeder. Sorry about the quality of the photo, it was taken though a grubby window!
These are the birds we saw in just under an hour.
Green woodpecker Chaffinch
Coot Tufted duck
Moor hen Mallard
Cormorant Great crested grebe
Canada geese Blue tit
Great tit Wood pigeon
Black headed gull Blackbird
Magpie Crow
Robin Greenfinch
Pheasant Starling
Goldfinch Greater spotted woodpecker
Grey heron
and, lots of rabbits (sunning themselves out of the wind) and a grey squirrel.
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