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Archive images - January 2017


Starlings
  A pair of starlings drinking from a bowl in our garden (part of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch), 29 January 2017.
The male has a blue base to his bill, the female a pink one.





Feral pigeons
  Feral pigeons having a communal bath in our garden pond, Alwins Field, 29 January 2017.





Jackdaw
  Another regular garden visitor, a jackdaw about to demolish the last fat ball in the feeder, Alwins Field, 29 January 2017.





Grey squirrel
  A grey squirrel chewing the buds from a tree in All Saints church yard, Leighton Buzzard, 20 January 2017.





Buzzard
  A common buzzard in Linslade Old Wood, 20 January 2017.





Song thrush
  A song thrush on the edge of Linslade Woods, 20 January 2017.





Grey wagtail
  A grey wagtail on the watery margin of the Ouzel Meadows, hopping about and catching something, 19 January 2017.





Pied wagtail
  Several pied wagtails were running about and feeding on the ice in the Ouzel Meadows, 19 January 2017.
The meadows are often flooded by overflow from the canal.





Greylag geese
  The greylag geese that were there in December were still at Old Linslade on 17 January 2017.





Chinese water deerA Chinese water deer at Old Linslade on 17 January 2017.  This is a male, with tusks, but his face still looks a bit like a teddy bear.





Reeves muntjacThis is a Reeves's muntjac deer at Old Linslade on 17 January 2017. Stripes on the face help to distinguish it from the Chinese water deer.





Pied wagtailA pied wagtail searching for food in the snow in our Alwins Field garden on 13 January 2017.





Lesser black-backed gull
  Lesser black-backed gull (larger than the usual black-headed gulls) flying over Alwins Field on 11 January 2017.





Snowdrops
  Snowdrops starting to appear at All Saints church, Leighton Buzzard, 10 January 2017.





Redwing
  One of several redwing at Astral Park, 5 January 2017.





Red kite
  A red kite flying over Alwins Field, 4 January 2017.





Blue tit
  A blue tit in Stockgrove Park, 2 January 2017.





Coal tit
  A coal tit in Stockgrove Park, 2 January 2017.





Robin
  A robin in Stockgrove Park, 2 January 2017.





Blackbird female
  A female blackbird in Stockgrove Park, 2 January 2017.





Dunnock
  A dunnock in Stockgrove Park, 2 January 2017.

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