Draycote Water – Jill Orme Photography

18 Mar 2024

Cresting

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Because it was a nice(ish) day today, and it felt as though I’d been stuck at home for ever, I went out and about in search of birds. I began the day at Brandon Marsh, which sadly more than lived … Continued

5 Jan 2024

Tuneful

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I misread one of my bird alerts this morning, and thought that the wintering Black-throated and Great Northern Divers at Draycote Water had left Biggin Bay, where they’ve been hanging out for several weeks, and moved over towards the southern … Continued

30 Jan 2023

Springy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I had to run an errand in Coventry this afternoon, and as it was bright and sunny I thought I’d swing on up to Draycote Water afterwards, to see if I could find the long-tailed duck and the pair of … Continued

9 Jan 2022

Mobile

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Having missed the chance to photograph a great northern diver in Worcester recently, the poor creature having died of avian ‘flu, I zoomed over to Draycote Water in Warwickshire this morning, where a couple of them have been wintering for … Continued

14 Dec 2020

GND redux

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

When R asked me if I’d like to go for a walk on my birthday and I said that I fancied a yomp around Draycote Water, his expression reminded me of the hoary old joke about the man who asks … Continued

23 Nov 2020

Great northern diver

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

There are several great northern divers dotted around the country at the moment, including one at Ripple in The Shire, but I decided to go in search of the pair that have been hanging around Draycote Water in Warwickshire for … Continued

23 Dec 2019

Weasel

by JDO | posted in: Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

I went to Draycote Water today after the great northern diver that’s been up there for around a week now. I didn’t find it, though I bumped into other people who’d had distant views of it during the morning, but … Continued

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