We parked the car in the car park. We were at Fernworthy reservoir in the Dartmoor national park. We started walking. There was a wonderful view out over the wavy water. Swallows and swifts filled the air with aerodynamic displays, the swallows skimming the water and flying parallel to each other. We carried on toContinue reading “A Red Start To The Evening”
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Bird Spotlights: The Linnet
Plumage The male has a grey and pinky red head, a pinky red breast and a golden brown back. The female has a grey head, a faintly striped breast and a brown back. Diet Like most finches, the linnet has a diet of seeds mostly and occasionally insects in the summer. When looking for seedsContinue reading “Bird Spotlights: The Linnet”
The Bovey Birder 