I cycled along the Sustrans Route 5 to Radley Lakes mid afternoon. In this view St David’s Meadow can be seen on the left with Thrupp Lake beyond.
There seemed to be a lot of birds about round Thrupp Lake.
They included ducks, coots, moorhen, gulls,
swans,
grebes,
cormorants, and others.
On some smaller areas of water, and on some shallow ponds and lakes, ice had not melted all day.
This view is across one of the lakes that was filled with ash from Didcot Power Station where trees have grown. There is a path all the way round and there is still wetland and shallow lakes or ponds at the far side near the railway and River Thames.
After the sun went down, at 4:20, there were trails of birds in the sky heading north.
Beautiful photos as ever
I think the swimming grebe may actually be a cormorant, but there are certainly grebes there.
Is it right the Late George Michael donated to save these lakes ?
i’ve heard that yes.
Yes I was a member of Save Radley Lakes at the time. George Michael lived in Goring at the time and sent a donation to help the campaign.