Kinver Canal

We fancied a nice walk this week, so opted for our favourite and parked up in Kinver at the Vine and strolled off down the canal. Not quite the Danube Delta, but as lovely in its own way. The Camera is still playing up, but I did manage a few shots, need to take it in somewhere...
Anyway, the walk started quietly with very little about, just the regulars, Tits, Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Crow. At our first coffe stop we were visited by a female Mallard with her Ducklings,

After coffee we walked on with a couple of Buzzards showing over the hillside. The sewage works at Whittington Lock that usually is quite busy with birds was quiet, as was the river.

So we continued on to our next coffee stop at the Staffordshire/Worcestershire border, there's a nice bench there. Seeing some nice Canada Goose Gosling.

We must have stayed a good 45 minutes at the border, it turned out to be a good 'hide' with plenty of activity in the trees on the opposite bank of the canal.

A pair of Treecreeper were obviously feeding young a bit higher up in the trees, we could see them going up with food, then coming back down fairly quickly without, it was brilliant to watch. Now that's what we call birding! A Nuthatch also put in an appearance which was very nice.

So kind of reluctantly we decided to head back to the Vine as our 'Tea' and a Pint was waiting for us.

On the way back we added Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush and Song Thrush to our tally,

I forgot to mention the Grey Wagtail we had seen earlier on one of the bends of the adjacent River Stour, it was hunting under a very shaded bit of river, but the camera did work,

so it's worth adding, even if it's a bit dark.

So 27 species seen, nothing out of the ordinary, but all worthwhile. Plus my pint of Kinver Edge was well worth having too.