Stockers Lake Rickmansworth - A Grey Day's Sightings

A visit to an overcast Stockers Lake Rickmansworth with poor light did not stop me from taking a few photos. 

 

An emerging coot from a dive to collect weed.  I love the way the water bulges as the coot surfaces.

A wintering male Goldeneye, one of my favourite ducks at about a 50 yards.  I am waiting for one to get closer.



 

Part of a small flock of Lapwing.

 

A Brown Rat in the reeds at the water's edge.

 

A restful Grey Heron.

Stockers Lake Rickmansworth - Bird Feeder Visitors

Sitting in a hide at Stockers Lake this week, I was watching a bird feeder that was visited mainly by at least four squirrels.

 

This was not a great advert for squirrel proof bird feeders, whilst..... 

 

....below a Brown Rat was picking up what was dropped by the squirrels.

In between the squirrel visits birds did manage some time on the feeder, including this male Greater Spotted Woodpecker...



 

...., seen earlier on the top of a dead tree, whilst.....

 

....Blue Tits and....

....Great Tits waited their turn.



 

Incidentally, when I left the squirrel was still feeding happily inside the feeder so I wonder if it found its way out!