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Aythya fuligula

Late
7 Feb 2023

Late

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’d thought that the tufted duck season was over in our neck of the woods, but when R and I were driving over Bidford Bridge this morning, on our way back from coffee at Hillers, I spotted four of them … Continued

Avon, Aythya fuligula, Bidford on Avon, bird, duck, reflection, river, tufted duck, Warwickshire
Temper
25 Jan 2023

Temper

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I knew how he felt, to be honest – I was less than happy myself. First thing this morning it was quite bright, but by the time I set off for Stratford at noon the weather was closing in, and … Continued

Avon, Aythya fuligula, bird, cob, Cygnus olor, droplet, duck, mute swan, rain, raindrop, river, Stratford upon Avon, swan, tufted duck
Safety in numbers
24 Jan 2023

Safety in numbers

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Just when I finally began to beat the cold I developed a fortnight ago (which I’d feared at one stage might need medical intervention), I layered a new one on the top of it, courtesy of the Boy Wonder. This … Continued

Avon, Aythya fuligula, bird, duck, river, Stratford upon Avon, tufted duck
Arc of a diver
20 Dec 2022

Arc of a diver

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Today was slightly colder than yesterday but with much better light, so this morning I took the camera and went walking along the Avon in Stratford, looking for birds. There was no sign of last Friday’s goosanders, unsurprisingly, and sadly … Continued

Avon, Aythya fuligula, dive, diver, diving duck, duck, river, Stratford upon Avon, tufted duck
Just ducky
15 Dec 2022

Just ducky

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Warwickshire, Worcestershire | 0

R and I went to Stratford this morning, to finish our Christmas shopping and run a couple of errands we forgot to take care of yesterday. We combined this with a walk along the south side of the river, where … Continued

Avon, Aythya fuligula, bird, duck, Motacilla alba, pied wagtail, river, snow, Stratford upon Avon, tufted duck, wall
Incoming
26 Sep 2022

Incoming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This benighted island still has two things to offer seasonal migrants from Scandinavia and Iceland: relatively equable winter weather, and a tanking pound. Conventional wisdom would have you believe that it’s the climate that brought the first eight tufted ducks … Continued

Avon, Aythya fuligula, bird, duck, river, Stratford upon Avon, tufted duck
Shooting through
19 Jan 2022

Shooting through

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Trees, Warwickshire | 0

I’ve now changed my mind so many times about which of today’s birds to feature in this post that I’ve circled all the way through the possibilities and arrived back where I started. I’ll try not to change it again … Continued

Aythya fuligula, bird, duck, nuthatch, park, redwing, Sitta europaea, Stratford upon Avon, tree, tufted duck, Turdus iliacus, willow tree, winter thrush
Jittery
6 Jan 2022

Jittery

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Just before Christmas I received a missive from the rheumatologists, telling me that I’d failed my December blood tests, and that I needed to shape myself within the next couple of weeks and take them again, preferably putting in a … Continued

Anser anser, Avon, Aythya fuligula, bird, duck, goose, Greylag, Greylag Goose, river, Stratford upon Avon, tufted duck
Mobile
11 Nov 2021

Mobile

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After my lost day yesterday, it was a relief to wake up this morning feeling better – still sub-prime, but at least capable of being up and (more or less) functional. The weather was as dreary as I was, which … Continued

Avon, Aythya fuligula, bird, duck, river, Stratford upon Avon, tufted duck
Windswept
1 Nov 2021

Windswept

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After the heavy rain of the weekend we were treated to a cold but sparkling morning, and Baby B graciously consented to allow R and me to take him to Stratford, for coffee and cake (us) and water and apple … Continued

Avon, Aythya fuligula, bird, duck, river, Stratford upon Avon, tufted duck

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