Birding round Durham & Sunderland 2012

Birdwatching in & around Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, County Durham.

Monday, 5 December 2011

Iced Rails

Got away on a flyer, so  off down Butter bee again, hoping Jack would be out & about

No luck there, but Rails aplenty


The first hard frost of year resulting in constant activity from several birds



Spent a while watching them, comical to see them slipping, tripping & crashing through the ice.
Easily one of my favourites to spend time with.

Butterby SSSI, Croxdale Estate, Co.Durham.
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  1. Johnnykinson6 December 2011 at 10:42

    Best time to see them at the Rising Sun when the ice sets in.Great views last year of 4 in ditches. What strikes me about then is the way they look when going up and down the inclines to the ditches.

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  2. Stevie Evans8 December 2011 at 10:51

    Very entertaining little birds Johnny.
    Dont know about you, but the last couple of winters have certainly knocked some of our resident birds back - eg ive only had 2 records at Rainton since the Spring !
    Cheers.

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