Pot Pourri

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Well done Willpar. Some good captures there. :clap:
I'm fairly certain the white bird was a Cattle Egret. :nod:
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Thank you JS, had to look up the egret to confirm that it was a cattle one. Seems that cattle egrets have a pouch where its beak meets its neck. but not a bad month.
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Decembers video is here. Must admit had to change tactics a bit as i was seeing hardly anything around the lanes. So went down to the lake a few times, and turned out to be a good move with plenty to video.

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Willpar wrote: Thu Jan 01, 2026 5:39 pm Decembers video is here. Must admit had to change tactics a bit as i was seeing hardly anything around the lanes. So went down to the lake a few times, and turned out to be a good move with plenty to video.
Nice to find a grey wagtail William and those shelducks down at the lake. It took me most of last year to find shelduck :) As you say, plenty down the lake to see and video.
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Thank you Snappy, there is a freshwater lake that has a dam. Other side of the dam is a tidal basin. A great place to go, but also very popular with dog walkers. That is what puts me off as some dogs were running ragged and chasing the waterfowl. A swan did get killed there by a dog, and the council had to search for another mate for it. But having said that, the few dimes I went down there in December. the dogs were well behaved. First time I have been there for two or three years.
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A great 10 minutes of Devon sunshine and wildlife.
PS one of the mushrooms slipped under Forum standards or perhaps it was my imagination.
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Thank you JS, thought it was unusual to see fungi that late. But quite a good month to have been out and about.
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Another challenging month was January. This time mainly due to the weather with a few storms/Gales passing by and the relentless rain we were getting. But did make it, but a shorter one. Some damage after storm Goretti passed through down the woods.

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Great video William. That was an early daffodil! Nice to get the shelduck, little egret and heron.
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Thank you Snappy, the lakes turn up some nice wildlife to video.
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