The gravel crunched underfoot as we ambled across the car park towards the main track. A rustle, and then a burst of beating wings announced a Woodpigeon appearing ahead of us, and it quickly flew back into the undergrowth when it saw us. The sound of many raucous Mallards filled the air, drowning all else,Continue reading “Super Stover and Zestful Zeiss”
Category Archives: Super Stover
Slip and Slide
Earlier: I crouched on the boardwalk, squinting through the viewfinder of my camera. As the picture came into view, I smiled. A coot perched precariously on a messy heap of sticks, weaving twigs twice its size into the structure. The bird seemed content enough, water droplets glistening on its back. Suddenly, it fluffed up itsContinue reading “Slip and Slide”
Review: Stover Country Park
Stover Country Park is one of my personal favourite places to go birding. The variety of birds flickers back and forth over the course of a year. The mix of coniferous and deciduous woodland bordering a lake with many nooks and crannies, it’s hard not to love. The car park is coated in towering pines,Continue reading “Review: Stover Country Park”
The Mistaken Moorhen
The constant rain showers had given up for an hour and we decided to head for Stover Park. As we exited the car park, a blackbird swooped low over the needle littered undergrowth and came to rest by a drainage ditch. Sticking it’s beak deep in the soil, dirt flew from the hole it hadContinue reading “The Mistaken Moorhen”
Brilliant Birds!
The rain had nearly ceased, so we decided to make the most of it. We pulled on our boots, grabbed the binoculars and off we went. We were at stover country park, one of my favourite places to be while we were in lockdown. The rain then had just about ceased, but then there wasContinue reading “Brilliant Birds!”
December stories
Hi everyone! I know I haven’t wrote for a while but I have been very busy indeed! I have been counting up my gift money from Christmas and have finally got a new camera. I’ve only used it twice but it is of really high quality. I think it’s called the Panasonic Lumix DMC –Continue reading “December stories”
So many birds!
We parked the car. We were at stover country park and looking for some birds. We started walking. The path was absolutely alive with birds hopping along, with 4 robins, 2 woodpigeons and 3 blackbirds. We walked down to the edge of the lake and there, were about 50 mallards. Mostly moulting individuals with aContinue reading “So many birds!”
The Bovey Birder 