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Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Yesterday was a fine bright sunny morning if a little chilly. The ground was frozen solid which was just as well with the way the paths have been so muddy. Car park area - usual Tree Sparrows, Bullfinch, Yellowhammers etc. Peregrine flew south over car park. Two Jays by the visitor centre. No... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A nice sunny morning for a wander over to the lake and back. Plenty of birds around today. It was nice seeing a drake Goldeneye on the lake especially as it gave close views. Very similar to one that over wintered here the last couple of years. As with the other ducks it seems to like peanuts... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Despite a dull foggy start to the day the skies soon cleared and we had a lovely clear sunny morning. I spent a good couple of hours having a slow wander around the park seeing what I could find. I was in the main hoping to find at least one Grasshopper Warbler as there's been several in the... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A decent morning yesterday for a wander around the park. Things have been pretty quiet here the last few weeks with very little change or note but yesterday was a definite improvement. The morning was dull starting off both for the weather and the birds with overcast skies and very little to... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A revisit yesterday on a fine but even duller day than my last visit. I'm glad I did though as shortly after entering the park from the A1185 on the west side I came across of Siskin c.40 feeding on alder cones. A thorough look through them all revealed Goldfinch x5 but no Redpoll. It was too... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A bit of a dull day for a walk from home around the pond and back but it remained fine and the temperature was pretty mild. In fact by the time I was heading home the sun was trying to break through. There was nothing much to see walking down the path beside the A1185 to the car park. The car... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A nice sunny morning for a wander around the park. Not a lot to see entering from the west side and then turning north along the cycleway. In the trees around Cloff Bridge were Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit and quite a few Blackbirds. Up to that point I'd not seen any Redwing or... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Things have remained pretty much the same over the last couple of weeks. Nothing new really and pretty much the same birds seen each visit though sometimes in different areas of the park. I had a walk around this morning. Starting off from the car park I headed along the cycleway to Cloff... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Another sunny day yesterday made for a pleasant look around at lunchtime. Car park area - Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow, Bullfinch, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Robin, Dunnock, Water Rail, Wren, Dunnock, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel. Lake - Goldeneye x3... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A lovely sunny morning for another look around the park. Unfortunately there wasn't that much to see today. About the only highlight away from the main pond was a single Redwing feeding on hawthorn berries with one Blackbird! The main pond held few ducks than my last visit though it was nice... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A bitterly cold and frosty morning but nice and sunny with it. Very little seen between the car park and heading over to the lake - a Wren and a few Jackdaws in fact. At least there were a few more birds on the lake today - Little Grebe x3, Gadwall x4, Tufted Duck x12, Pochard x8 plus a few... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
It's been very quiet here bird wise the last few weeks and I must admit that with the place becoming more and more a dog walkers venue I've tended to visit less and less. I called in yesterday lunchtime but only got as far as the car park. There were quite a few birds visiting the feeders or in... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A brief visit again yesterday due to approaching rain. The pools beside the car park held Brown Hawker, Common Hawker, Ruddy Darter (first I've seen this year) and Common Darter. Whitethroat, Wren and Blackcap were all in good voice but only giving the briefest of glimpses. Following the... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A revisit yesterday. A few more birds about and a few more dragonflies. Nothing unusual bird wise. Several Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler both singing and seen flitting about. My first sighting of Kingfisher in several months as well as it flew low across the lake from... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A lovely sunny morning for a look around the park. There's not been a great deal to see the last few weeks, very few birds or dragonflies though butterflies have been quite numerous. I mainly visited today to look for dragonflies. The car park pools weer a wash out with just a few damselflies... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A pleasant morning for a wander around the park. The weather was pretty decent with sunny periods between light broken cloud with nice light winds to keep the temperature down. I just took along the Canon SX50 HS today. Starting off at the car park I checked out the ponds along the drive where... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
With my DSLR I mostly use a Canon 400mm f5,6 which is what the Shrike photo were taken with plus with the addition of a 2x teleconverter and hand held. Even the 400mm lens hasn't really enough reach for wildlife photos. A 500mm would be better but of course that's even bulkier and heavier. The... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
Thanks for that. It's a bit of an odd situation with the Swans. There had been a pair living on the main lake for many many years however the male disappeared last year. Though that pair hadn't managed to raise any young for several years. The last few years they laid eggs but they never... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
I had a look around the park again yesterday on a fine but mostly overcast morning. Not a great deal to see. I started from the car park following the track over to the lake. The only birds I saw/heard were a Wren and a couple of Magpies. On reaching the railway I spotted a fox hunting through... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
I spent the morning wandering around the park. I covered a bit more ground today. First bird seen was a Sparrowhawk as I arrived flying over the road into the park. I checked for the Nightingale which wasn't singing. a Song Thrush was copying it song every now and again and Blackcap... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
The Shrike was a one day wonder. No sign of it on the Sunday morning or thereafter. The Nightingale is singing well early mornings but infrequently during the day now. -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
A nice patch tick today. The Nightingale was still singing but a male Red-backed Shrike really stole the show today for me. -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
After a week of mostly pretty miserable weather it was a lovely sunny morning with next to no wind for a wander around the park. Nothing much seen walking over to the lake and very little on the lake itself. The odd one or two Mallard, two Coot and a Moorhen. A Mute Swan was asleep on the... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
I spent about and hour in the park this morning with a walk over to the lake and back. Whitethroats and Sedge Warblers were in the reeds by the car park when I arrived. The feeders were much quieter today with just a few Chaffinch and Tree Sparrow visiting. Walking over to the lake following... -
Cowpen Bewley Woodland Park, Billingham. UK
As I was passing today around lunchtime near the entrance a Buzzard was being mobbed by a Crow. Several Willow Warbler were calling the other side of the fence.