My trip to Burton mere really was a grand day out, bright n cold then dark n wet then bright n wet then really bloody cold and time to go home but enjoyable non the less, on arriving I introduced myself as a new member visiting a reserve for the first time, I half expected a list of does & don't s but actually got a half hour guided tour which proved to be really helpful. The staff are proud of what they have achieved over the last few years and so they should be.
Now for the birds, there are lots n lots of geese - mostly Canadian, pink footed a few white fronted and greylag s in the mix, all to far away for me to photograph with any kind of success but just seeing these large birds in flight over the Dee estuary is a magical sight.
While photographing a blue tit preforming acrobatics on a bull rush, a commotion amongst the reeds started and the biggest swan I have ever seen flew over my head! and no I didn't get a shot of that either (50/50 mute - whooper according to the experts which means it was too quick for them and not just me )
A nice quiet hour was spent in a hide out on the marsh overlooking a scrape with a pair of Gray heron looking quite comical - see photo below, a large number of snipe and yet more Canadian geese were also present. I have no doubt that there were a lot more wild fowl present then I could see this is a large area and I don't have any bins yet. I hope you enjoy the photographs & if you could help me by identifying the bird on the feeder it would be a big help
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