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Bittern, Fishers Green, January 2023

Local birding update

1/23/2023

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What with being laid low by a bad cold and cough and a stretch of bad weather I have not been too far since my last post. This post is a brief overview of some recent short trips just before and after the Christmas holiday period. Firstly, a quick stop in Hertford to make sure the Peregrines were still showing. Flo, the female gave some good views.
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Amwell has been fairly quiet but yielded Siskins, Red Crested Pochards and this Treecreeper.
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And further out in the Herts countryside, Little Owl. 
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Next up was a trip to Wallington, but a very windy day meant it was almost bird less with only one Corn Bunting of note.
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Fowlmere was even worse! A few Fieldfare in the field outside and a Kestrel in the grey light. I have never seen it this quiet.
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Fishers Green on a sunny day gave good views of the showy Bittern and Gadwall showing some interesting feeding techniques.
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A trip to St Albans, and one of the Peregrines posed well on the Cathedral.
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Verulamium Lake was mostly frozen but it was fun watching the Coots and Mute Swans.
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The Watercress Beds were tricky as the main feeding station was empty. Brief views of Siskin and Bullfinch and the only decent shots I managed were Chaffinch and as a record shot, Lesser Redpoll.
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Set aside on the edge of Knebworth held a small flock of Chaffinch and Yellowhammer and also three Grey Partridge in the margins.
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Finally, Bramfield. Hawfinches have been in short supply but I did manage one bird high up in one of the favoured trees.
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On the positive side, waiting for them allowed some time to photograph the resident Goldcrests.
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