A Twitcher Sidetrack

Monday 30th September

Today we took a side trip a mile or so up the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal to the RSPB nature reserve which is still being established around some old gravel pits by the River Tame.

Gothic style footbridge over the canal by Drayton Manor PArk

Unfortunately the light has not been the best today.  The sun did peek out in the very late afternoon but by the time I had finished my cup of tea and got my shoes on the clouds were already making tracks over the sky.  I will go back again in the morning to see if I can do any better.
But here are some of the better ones from today.

Common Darter

Female Ruddy Darter?

Lapwing

Duck in flight

Great Crested Grebe with lunch

I think that this Grebe caught more than he could almost cope with. It took him at least 10 minutes to get it down, even andrew would have been pleased if he caught a fish this size :)

Little Egret

Shoveler Duck - Female

Maybe a Stonechat?

Common Toadflax

Cornflower

Evening Sky

Wild Sweetpea

Great Crested Grebe and young

Tuesday 1st October

I went on another nature walk this morning after sorting out another interview, this one though is via skype, so no travel costs involved just yet. So fingers crossed for this one and hope it goes better than the last one
So todays' pictures …

Gadwall

Evening Primrose

Fungi??

Fungi??

Fungi??

Fungi??

Grass seed head - those spiders get everywhere!

Comma

Fungi??

House window

Caterpillar of the Grey Dagger Moth

Burst of colour