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Thread: Warburg Nature Reserve - North West of Henley on thames

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    Default Warburg Nature Reserve - North West of Henley on thames

    Was working in Maidensgrove near Stonor and popped into this reserve yesterday for ten minuts, just enough time to look in the hide and spot Siskins, a Great spotted Woodpecker and a Treecreeper at fairly close quarters.

    So I dropped back in this afternoon, no GSW or Treecreeper, but lots of other birds, all which were close enough for naked eye identification.

    A highly recommended little reserve with a couple of small hides, the main one overlooking a little 10m diameter swampy pond, which is a magnet to small birds including Siskins, Redpolls, Bluetits, Great tits, Coal tits, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, a Goldcrest, Treecreeper, Wren and Great-spotted Woodpecker, all of which I saw in the last two visits.

    Also a female Sparrowhawk dropped in to take on of the many small birds while I was there and a Pheasant passed by for a drink in the pond.

    Warburg Reserve has a small visitor centre and public toilets, plus a small car park for fifteen or so vehicles.
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    What lovely photos, Rolf!

    I particularly like the Redpoll and Siskin ones - and what a good photo you've got of that Goldcrest as well!

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    Thanks Catherine, the Goldcrest was more luck than judgement, as the little blighters move so quickly. Interesting that the hide windows are only a foot or so above the outside marsh, so you are looking up at everything.

    The drive up to the reserve is three miles of single track road and a bit lumpy in places, but well worth the hassle.
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    Default A quick visit to Warburg this afternoon

    Not much seen from the hide, just a few blue and great Tits, plus Siskin and Bullfinch, then a Wren on the pathway towards the hide. Surrounding area is beautiful, the other photos give an idea of what it's like.
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    Looks really lovely in the low winter sun, Rolf!

    Very interesting ruin there. Wonder what it was - a small chapel?

    Favourites have to be the Wren and the Roe Deer - in either order!

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    The ruin is the old St James's Church at Bix Bottom, Oxfordshire.

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    Went to Warburg Reserve today and it was very quiet, no People or Birds, did get this tho, my best ever, shot of a Buzzard
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    That's a shame, although it was quite quiet the last time I went, worthwhile for the Buzzard picture alone though.
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    Great shot, Philip!

    This morning was a good time to see them here, very little wind and sunny with blue sky, but this afternoon grew cloudy - and colder - so they stopped cruising around in the thermals and went home, out of sight.

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