Sterling Adventures

It was a cold and overcast day at Leighton Moss. As first time visitors we were perhaps not too impressed with the noisy folk but at least we did see quite a variety of birds.

My father being somewhat of a bird specialist made identification far easier for me (most of the ducks look the same through a cheap pair of binoculars).

These included Teal, Mallard (of course), Wigeon, Little Grebe, Coot, Moor Hen, Mute Swan, Pintail, Gadwall, Shoveller, Grey Heron, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Red Breasted Merganser, Shell Duck, Lapwing, Knot, Great Egret (a rare visitor), Kingfisher, Long Tail Tit, Blue Tit, Robin and possibly a few others we have forgotten about.

Great Egret

We also spotted an earth star (fungi).