Elusive end of January sun

The week's cloudy skies finally subsided last night and we were afforded some January sun today which provided some vibrant views around Squabmoor Reservoir this morning. I was pleased to see tufted ducks (~5) that I've not seen for some time, sharing this generous plain of water with mallards (~8) and moorhens (~3).

The moorhens swam just close enough for some nicely lit shots

Necessarily cropped view of the tufted ducks afar

No unexpected visitors to the garden today for the Big Garden Birdwatch but pleased to have done this today with the better weather.

Starting somewhere

Let's see how this goes. The intention of this blog will be as a place for me to share some of my photos of - mainly - birds, with a little context. I'll make this strictly a 2022 venture meaning all photos have to have been taken this year.

I'm based in in the South West of England, UK and therefore most of what I post will originate from here.

There's nothing to show yet so I'll just post this notice I saw the other day asking about sightings of some Curlew released on Dartmoor last year. I seem to keep seeing curlew but not these ones - seems like they could be anywhere given the size of Devon and I'm intrigued as to where they might now be!