{"id":6058,"date":"2020-01-29T20:46:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T20:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=6058"},"modified":"2020-01-30T10:52:42","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T10:52:42","slug":"a-starling-or-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=6058","title":{"rendered":"A Starling or two"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A few photos from a recent visit to a cold and misty Leighton Moss. A rare opportunity to try the camera out at ISO 6400 – but it was really, really cold …………..<\/p>\n

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Surprised to see a group of 6 Red Deer grazing in the fields close to Leighton Hall. Probably mistaken the gloomy conditions for dusk.<\/p>\n

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Plenty of mixed groups of Tits feeding along the woodland edge with several Treecreepers and Goldcrest to be found. Higher up in the crown of the Alders encouraging to see a couple of large groups of Siskins.<\/p>\n

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Jelly Ear – one of the more common woodland fungi to be found in late winter. Older books refer to it rather cruelly as Jew’s Ear.<\/p>\n

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Marsh Harrier quartering the reedbeds (probably an immature\/1st winter male).<\/p>\n

Incredible to see how successful Marsh Harriers have been in recent years. It doesn’t seem that long ago when they were restricted to being summer migrants. Whilst a number are still thought to fly south recent mild winters have allowed a resident population to be established. This population is thought to have originated from the low countries with the birds flying west to escape the harsher weather.<\/p>\n

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Marsh Tit in the Alder Carr close to Lower Hide<\/p>\n

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Not a Bearded Tit \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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A good crop of Scarlet Elf Cups on rotting wood close to the Eric Morecambe hide.<\/p>\n

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