Our good friends Wendy & Tim who we met some 6 years ago now in Sri Lanka have recently moved to Matlock. So we popped over to see them in their new home before Christmas, after a coffee and an initial catch up, they took us out to Carsington Water, for a short look around.
We visited the two hides, but with the water levels very low most of the birds were a fair distance away and as it was a dull afternoon, long distance photography didn't stand a chance, so I didn't bother!
Having said that there were plenty of birds about, although I was surprised at the number of Pheasant feeding around the edges of the lake. Plenty of Gulls, Lapwing, Mallard, Teal, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Pied Wagtail, Coot, Cormorant, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, a few Gadwall and a pair of Goosander were seen from the hides. A solitary Canada Goose swam by, however we found all his 'mates' when we went over to the visitor centre.
The reported Great Northern Diver proved elusive, we might have seen it in the fading light, but can't be sure.
Other birds seen and the star of the show, a Willow Tit in the wooded area behind the hides!
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