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Talley Upper Lake from the hide |
Talley Lakes is just ten minutes or so from my house and is a Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales Nature Reserve. The lakes are probably made by man and maybe the monks from the nearby Abbey ruins. There is a pleasant walk through a lovely old churchyard and then along the western shores of the Lower Lake to the a hide in woodland overlooking the Upper Lake. Today in more glorious weather I managed a very pleasant time. There are always wildfowl and that made up most of my observations.
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Talley Lower Lake |
On the Lower Lake there we 15 Tufted Duck and 7 Goldeneye. There were two males in the latter group and they were displaying by throwing their heads backwards. There were also 9 noisy Greylag Geese and a couple of Mallard. Overhead two Buzzards soared over a nearby larch wood.
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Captive Great Scaup male photographed at Slimbridge |
I soon made my way to the hide and must say I was very impressed by the new padded seats. More Tufted Duck this time 20 but with a splendid male Great Scaup which I have only seen here once or twice before. About 20 Teal kept to the reedy areas and a Little Grebe sailed into view calling loudly. A pleasant walk and the Scaup a new bird for the year.
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