Bretton Diary

After a year or so using Wordpress to record my Bretton Lakes visits I've decided, for simplicity's sake, to unite the two blogs here. Can't say I ever got comfortable with WP and trying to remember how everything worked after a week or two's lay-off was frustrating. For those who didn't get around to looking, here are some highlights from the past twelve months.

Sunrise over a frozen Lower Lake

Kingfishers become a regular feature in front of the hide after the addition of one or two perches

The Great Crested Grebes reared four chicks this spring after a couple of barren years

Blue Bells in May at Bridge Royd Wood

Setting up a feeding station behind the hide last winter created some fantastic opportunities for photographing Great Spotted Woodpeckers

A couple of Cormorants spent most of the summer menacing the fish at Upper Lake

Meadow Pipits are an increasingly common sight around the sheep fields at the end of the breeding season