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Swans have abandoned their nest, looks like all the eggs were predated, sadly. Coot, water chicken, Canada goose, mallard and grey heron also about.
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, chiffchaff, goldfinch, magpie, carrion crow
Mammal: grey squirrel
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A path between two old mill lodges in a green tree lined valley; a pair of swans on the right of the path, a cocker spaniel is rolling around on the other side of the path; grey cloud and sunshine overhead

Black headed gull, alone on the cut: other waterfowl: mute swan, mallard, water chicken, Canada goose
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, chiffchaff, magpie, carrion crow
No mammals spotted today
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An old mill lodge lined with trees beneath a blue sky with white fluffy skies, a white gull on the water at the far side of the lodge

An invertebrate special to start our #Nature spots today - a drinker moth caterpillar according to the pixie in my mobile telephone
Geese were cross because I forgot their breakfast. Mind you they are usually cross when I remember. Mute swan, mallard, water chicken and grey heron also disappointed
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, chiffchaff, magpie, carrion crow
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A caterpillar on a patch of soil in a field; the caterpillar is quiet long, around 6cm, brown with lighter sides and hairy

Two geese on the bank of an old mill lodge with another on the water, the far bank overgrown and topped with trees, white fluffy clouds and blue sky overhead

The sunbathing roebuck was back; grey squirrel also spotted
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, chiffchaff, magpie, carrion crow
Waterfowl: mute swan, mallard, water chicken, Canada goose, grey heron, black-headed gull
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A roebuck sitting in the grass on a steep slope

Breakfast club: waterfowl out to enjoy some food: Canada goose, mallard, black-headed gull, swans also about, and water chickens
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird (such as this one), robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, great tit, chiffchaff, magpie, carrion crow
Mammal: grey squirrel
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A long straight mill lodge in a lush green tree lined valley, three geese on the near bank, two more on the water, with a gull and a mallard behind them

Crow in the woods - usually see them out in the open ground; other birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, chiffchaff, blackcap, magpie
Waterfowl: mute swan, mallard, water chicken, Canada goose
No mammals spotted this morning
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Grey heron in reflective mood; other waterfowl: mute swan, mallard, Canada goose, water chicken, black headed gull
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, magpie, carrion crow
No mammals today
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A grey heron at the edge of an old mill lodge edged with long grass and trees

Moorchicks! Always a pleasure. Mute swan still nesting, mallard, Canada goose and black headed gull also about
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, chiffchaff, magpie, carrion crow
No mammals spotted today
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A moorhen with a chick swimming on an old mill lodge with a grassy steep bank

Sunbathing fox, always a great way to start the day
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, jay, magpie, carrion crow
Waterfowl: mute swan, mallard, water chicken, Canada goose, grey heron, coot, black headed gull
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A fox lying in a patch of long grass on a green hillside

Swans and geese enjoying breakfast on the bottleneck, other waterfowl: water chicken, mallard, black-headed gull
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, long-tailed tit, magpie, carrion crow
No mammals spotted today
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A swan and three Canada geese on an old mill lodge in a green tree lined valley beneath a grey sky

Moorchicks! Lovely sight to start the day. Other waterfowl: mute swan, Canada goose, mallard, black-headed gull
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, blue tit, magpie, carrion crow
No mammals today
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A Moorhen with two chicks swimming on the turgid water of an old mill lodge

Magpies! Always spotted, rarely hang around long enough to get a pic: other birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, carrion crow
Waterfowl: mute swan (still nesting), mallard, water chicken (plus moorchicks), coot, Canada goose, grey heron, black-headed and herring gulls
No mammals spotted
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A magpie in a patch of grass on a bank with long grass around it

A mute swan on an old mill lodge in a tree lined valley, concrete steps and metal grating on the edge of the water, and a nest with eggs beside the concrete steps.

Invertebrate special: green bottle fly in the woods
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, magpie, carrion crow
Waterfowl: mute swan, mallard, coot, Canada goose, grey heron
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A grey heron on the side of an old mill lodge lined with trees, a swan is swimming further down the lodge

Smol foxes! Terrible picture, sorry, but a vixen and at least four cubs out in the field; another fox around as well
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, chiffchaff, magpie, carrion crow
Waterfowl: mute swan, Canada goose, mallard, black-headed gull
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A grassy bank dotted with hawthorn bushes under a grey sky, a fox and cubs walking up the slope

A fox sitting on a grassy slope looking at the camera above a patch of long brown grass

Mammal special for today’s #Nature spots: fox on the field and squirrel in the woods
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, chiffchaff, magpie, carrion crow
Waterfowl: mute swan, mallard, coot, Canada goose
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A fox in a patch of long grass on a steep slope edged with hawthorn bushes in bloom

A squirrel among the undergrowth in woodland

The monochrome set: swan on the nest and coot on the water; Canada goose, mallard and water chicken also about
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, chiffchaff, goldfinch, willow warbler, magpie, carrion crow
No mammals today
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An old mill lodge lined with trees, a swan on a nest in one corner and a coot among weeds on the water

Black headed gull and a lone coot to start our #Nature spots today; mute swan still nesting, mallard, Canada goose and water chicken also about
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, blue tit, chiffchaff, magpie, carrion crow
Mammal: grey squirrel
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A coot on an old mill lodge with an overgrown bank behind it

A black headed gull swimming on an old mill lodge with a bank of yellow flowered flag irises behind it, a wooden sign saying Private Fishing permits available from Elton Tackle

Delighted to report we have moorchicks! Mute swan, Canada goose, mallard and black headed gulls also about.
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, blue tit, goldfinch, magpie, carrion crow
Mammal: grey squirrel
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A baby moorhen on an old mill lodge, seen through a patch of long marram grass on the edge of the water

Fox! Out second favourite #Nature spot out in the vale this morning, staring out at m’col; grey squirrel also spotted
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, chiffchaff, blue tit, magpie, carrion crow
Waterfowl: mute swan, mallard, water chicken, Canada goose, grey heron, black-headed gull
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A fox standing in a grassy field in a tree lined valley in the morning sun

Delighted to report that we have quacklets! At least eight on the bottleneck; mute swan and Canada goose still nesting, water chicken and black-headed gull also about, plus a bonus goose/moorhen moody pic
Birds: house sparrow, blackbird, robin, wren, wood pigeon, song thrush, starling, blue and great tits, magpie, carrion crow
Mammal: grey squirrel
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