Another new year tick

The Monkmoor sewage works outside of Shrewsbury, does not conjure up scarce birds, but it has now yet again thrown up a nice bird for the start of the year.

Although the Ring Necked Duck female has been floating (Sic) about the county, since before Christmas it has eluded many, requiring it for either the end of year list or the new year list. But on Friday the report came out that it was again showing well at the Monkmoor pool.

This site is a key only entry and might put people of from going, sadly the keys that have been signed out on "loan" do not get returned so they are in short supply, one young man ( a pint will do Jim!) has been waiting for close to three years. But today the luck was in for a lot of the counties watchers, and to boot the bird did actually rise from its slumbers long enough for one or two pictures to be taken. In keeping with the weather it was bloomin awful, take a picture of a brown duck on dull grey water under a dull grey sky?? caw! love a duck,, not!.

But we do not give in, sadly sacrificing some quality in the process.

So after that where next,? well with the dismal light it would need close ups and interest, so it was Venus Pools!! what you kidding? I know the pool was barer than a bum in a mooning contest, but the feeders, now that's a different matter. There seems to be always something going on around the feeders in and out of the surrounding trees etc.

SO here we go.

Hope you enjoyed

Paul