Thursday 8 December 2016

Bourn Brook Kingfishers

For the past few years there have been Kingfishers present over winter on the Bourn Brook in Birmingham. Late 2016, this has been repeated with two Kingfishers very close together on the Bourn Brook Walkway. One appears to cover the distance from the QE up to Reservoir Road. Another is then present where the Stone Brook joins the Bourn Brook. I've seen one here before maybe in 2014 but never checked it our regularly as it's hidden by trees. But in 2016 I've seen it a few times. It will do a u turn just before the bridge and fly back up the brook. I've managed to get photo's of them both. One was a juvenile. In winter 2015 there were a few Kingfisher, maybe four from the River Rea to the Bourn Brook walkway. I used to stop at every bridge and have a look and sometimes, bingo, there was a Kingfisher. In 2016 I've seen five, three close together on the Rea and the two on the Bourn Brook. It's always great to see them!

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