{"id":4857,"date":"2020-03-13T19:38:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T19:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?p=4857"},"modified":"2020-03-14T08:06:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T08:06:09","slug":"denso-on-wednesday-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Denso on Wednesday &#038; Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I have had another two walks through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/places\/denso-marston-nature-reserve-river-aire\/\">Denso Marston Nature Reserve<\/a> this week, Wednesday and Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a Wednesday talk with Steve, the nature reserve Warden, I decided to go to the reserve earlyish on Thursday, so I was down by the pond around 6:45. Does that count as earlyish? Or is it &#8220;stupid&#8221; o&#8217;clock for sensible people? I wanted to get a decent sight of the Water Rail that was reported to still be there. Morning and evening are the times they are most likely to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4858\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584001095&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mallard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4858\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4858\" class=\"wp-image-4858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7431.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-attachment-id=\"4860\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1367\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584004436&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mallard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453-1024x684.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4860\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4860\" class=\"wp-image-4860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7453.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Mallard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4859\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584004169&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rabbit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4859\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4859\" class=\"wp-image-4859\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7449.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rabbit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4861\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584004889&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Nuthatch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4861\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4861\" class=\"wp-image-4861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7454.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Nuthatch<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4862\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584005815&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Displaying Wren&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4862\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4862\" class=\"wp-image-4862\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7462.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Displaying Wren<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4863\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584005852&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wren&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4863\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4863\" class=\"wp-image-4863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7467.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Wren<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584007413&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Singing Wren&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4870\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4870\" class=\"wp-image-4870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7539.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Singing Wren<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584007161&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wren&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4869\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4869\" class=\"wp-image-4869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7528.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Wren<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4868\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584006168&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Blue Tit&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4868\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4868\" class=\"wp-image-4868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7525.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Blue Tit<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The photos above show some of the birds that were around during the morning. But note &#8211; NO WATER RAIL. The Mallards on the large pond seemed quite happy to drift around in the wind. On the smaller pond were a couple of female Mallard and in that pond the males were continually chasing and trying to drown each other. A Rabbit on the reserve was a first for me. Later I also saw what was either a Stoat or a Weasel, another first on the reserve for me. I didn&#8217;t see its tail but I initially thought Stoat &#8211; I have seen those before, but I am now starting to think that perhaps it was on the small side (comparing the glimpses of Stoats peering around stone walls on Baildon Moor to this little thing peering over a mound of leaves and twigs) so I am happy for someone to say that it was probably a Weasel. Sorry, no photo, they are just too quick, they might seem to look at you, but if you move they are simply no longer there &#8211; gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4874\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584012415&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Water Rail at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Water Rail &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4874\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4874\" class=\"wp-image-4874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7586.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Water Rail <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4875\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584012419&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Water Rail at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Water Rail &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4875\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4875\" class=\"wp-image-4875\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7595.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Water Rail <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584012424&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Water Rail at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Water Rail &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4876\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4876\" class=\"wp-image-4876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7602.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Water Rail <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>About mid morning I saw a small muddy grey-brown bird with longish legs pass between a couple of clumps of Bull Rushes (?) and then I caught sight of a small thing paddle towards the &#8220;island&#8221; and disappear. It was too small for a Moorhen but looked too muddy to be a Water Rail. But I hung around. And eventually at about 11:30 I caught a glimpse of movement on the far bank. Yay! A Water Rail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4878\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-21\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584013396&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Redpoll at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Redpoll &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4878\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4878\" class=\"wp-image-4878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7662.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Redpoll <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4879\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-22\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584013515&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Redpoll at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Redpoll &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4879\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4879\" class=\"wp-image-4879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7715.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Redpoll <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-attachment-id=\"4880\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1364\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584013524&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Redpoll at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Redpoll &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4880\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4880\" class=\"wp-image-4880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7717.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Redpoll <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4881\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584013581&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Redpoll at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Redpoll&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4881\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4881\" class=\"wp-image-4881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7741.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Redpoll<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just before spotting the Water Rail, and after, this little Redpoll was feeding around the edges of the small pond. Another first on the reserve for me. These are normally Winter visitors I believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4864\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584006039&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Goldcrest at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Goldcrest &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4864\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4864\" class=\"wp-image-4864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7480.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Goldcrest <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584006099&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Goldcrest at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Goldcrest &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4865\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4865\" class=\"wp-image-4865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7492.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Goldcrest <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4866\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584006114&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Goldcrest at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Goldcrest &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4866\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4866\" class=\"wp-image-4866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7512.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Goldcrest <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4867\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584006117&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Goldcrest at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Goldcrest &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4867\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4867\" class=\"wp-image-4867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7515.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Goldcrest <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t spend all the time hanging about near the ponds, I did go for the occasional walk about and on one of those spent some time watching Goldcrest there seemed to be quite a few about. Lots of Long Tailed Tits too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584010394&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;484&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dunnock at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dunnock &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4871\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4871\" class=\"wp-image-4871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7553.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Dunnock <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4872\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-15\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584010463&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;484&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Robin at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Robin &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4872\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4872\" class=\"wp-image-4872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7554.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Robin <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4873\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1584010723&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;484&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Great Tit at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Great Tit &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4873\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4873\" class=\"wp-image-4873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7557.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Great Tit <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I would say the most common bird around was the Dunnock with plenty of Blue Tits, noisy Robin, Great Tits, Blackbirds, Thrush, Magpie, Jay, Wood Pigeon and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4883\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/roe-deer-tangling-horns-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Roe Deer&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583939243&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Roe Deer tangling horns at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roe Deer tangling horns at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Roe Deer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4883\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4883\" class=\"wp-image-4883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7316.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Roe Deer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/roe-deer-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Roe Deer&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583939321&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Roe Deer at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roe Deer at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Roe Deer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4884\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4884\" class=\"wp-image-4884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7341.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Roe Deer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"4885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/roe-deer-family-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1706,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Roe Deer&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583939760&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;244&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.011111111111111&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Roe Deer family at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roe Deer family at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Roe Deer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4885\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4885\" class=\"wp-image-4885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7373-scaled.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Roe Deer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"4886\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/roe-deer-family-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1510,2265\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Roe Deer&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583940302&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;484&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Roe Deer family at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Roe Deer family at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Roe Deer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4886\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4886\" class=\"wp-image-4886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7402.jpg 1510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Roe Deer<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So far I have just mentioned things from Thursday but these Roe Deer were from Wednesday. At one time there were 5 in the same area. One was chased away and another soon followed. It was during this visit that Steve said I needed to be around early in the morning to get sight of the Water Rail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/wren-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Wren&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583929239&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Wren at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Wren at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wren&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4882\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4882\" class=\"wp-image-4882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7307.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Wren<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/blurry-buzzard-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve-note-swept-point\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Buzzard&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583940538&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Blurry Buzzard at Denso Marston Nature Reserve. Note swept\/point&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Blurry Buzzard at Denso Marston Nature Reserve. Note swept\/point\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Buzzard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4887\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4887\" class=\"wp-image-4887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7417.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Buzzard<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"4888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/denso-on-wednesday-thursday\/pair-of-goosander-at-denso-marston-nature-reserve\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Paul Marfell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Goosander&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1583941539&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;All rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Pair of Goosander at Denso Marston Nature Reserve&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pair of Goosander at Denso Marston Nature Reserve\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Goosander&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4888\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=4888\" class=\"wp-image-4888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.marfell.me.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/7D2_7422.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Goosander<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s visit also included these. The Buzzard is very blurry but the fact that it was in the frame at all is surprising. I heard a commotion and saw several Crows and Magpies flying about seeing this Buzzard off. I watched it but at the same time pointed my camera in the general direction and pressed the shutter a few times without even lifting the camera up to look through the viewfinder. The reason for including it is to show the wing tips. Normally a Buzzard has extended fingers as it drifts around but this one has slightly swept pointed wings. I assume this is due to it trying to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a new visitor to the reserve at this time of year, while the ground is so wet, please wear suitable walking shoes\/boots or wellies and stick to the paths. This will mean paddling in places but the paths will dry to their normal hard surfaces whilst walking off the paths will churn up the ground that will then take a lot longer to recover if at all. Some of the routes to the liftable wildlife boards are not hard surface paths but the same applies. In fact it is a nature reserve managed for the wildlife so it is always suggested that visitors and their dogs keep to the paths especially at this time of year when birds are starting to investigate nest sites. Denso Marston Nature Reserve is not a big area so birds disturbed from one nest site may leave it and not find another suitable site. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have had another two walks through Denso Marston Nature Reserve this week, Wednesday and Thursday. After a Wednesday talk with Steve, the nature reserve Warden, I decided to go to the reserve earlyish on Thursday, so I was down by the pond around 6:45. Does that count as earlyish? Or is it &#8220;stupid&#8221; o&#8217;clock [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Denso on Wednesday & Thursday. 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