Short birding walk round one side of Walthamstow Wetlands on 9th November 2025

I went for a short walk on a sunny afternoon in Walthamstow Wetlands where the first bird I spotted was a lovely Egyptian goose

Gaggle of Canada geese swimming across a reservoir

Two Great Crested Grebes floating on the water

Looking across a bird-less reservoir - the people in those flats must have a great view of the wetlands

Lots of red rose hips in the afternoon sunshine

Four synchronised Cormorants

Cormorants standing at the edge of Cormorant island

Little Egret and two Black-headed gulls hoping to find some fish

Crazy Black-headed gulls flying above the Little Egret and a Cormorant

Little Egret and Grey Heron - both hoping to find some fish

 

Walk in Lee Valley Country Park on 23rd February 2025

I went by train from London to Cheshunt in order to go for a walk in Lee Valley Country Park towards the end of February and was hoping to see some wildlife.  It was an overcast day and there wasn't much around, but I enjoyed the day anyway.

Great Tit perching on a tree

Dunnock on the wall

Distant view of the Fisher's Green bird hide

Crows bothering a Buzzard

I love the design of electricity pylons!

Bare-branched trees on one of the islands

Great Crested Grebe in a hurry

Cormorant drying its wings

Twisted tree and another electricity pylon

and another!

Grey Heron balancing on a thin twig

Muntjac deer, coots and Teal

Weeping Willow tree at the edge of the river