I could only manage a quick, short late morning walk today. What a gorgeous day it was? A clear blue sky and a warming Sun.
It was interesting to see the local 2 pairs of Mute Swans beginning to get territorial. The males, in all their beauty, pursueing their potential mates around the western end of the Lake. Also on the Lake was 3 Great Crested Grebes, 28 Canada Geese, a pair of Tufted Duck, 16 Pochards, and the resident Mallards, Coots and Moorhens.
Siskin were heard calling from Alders by the Pond opposite the Waterfall, a pair of Grey Wagtail were feeding around the Waterfall, a Great Spotted Woodpecker was hared drumming by the main car park, a Green Woodpecker was called, and 2 Treecreeper and 1 Goldcrest were also heard.
A local fisherman explained to me that a Little Egret was perched with 2 Grey Herons in the dead Alder by the large reedbed opposite the Weir. I wish I had the time to visit yesterday! That would have been a first for me, and the Park records!
Hi, my name is Simon. My local patch is Mote Park, one of Kent’s largest parks and right on the edge of Maidstone, the county town of Kent. It is a former country estate, and records of the Park date back since before the 14th century. The park has a variety of habitats and this blog will note all the wildlife that I encounter in them.
2 comments:
Unlucky on the Egret Simon. I bet its your next patch tick !
That is sods law Simon...my Tawny owl followed by your Little Egret....you'll get it when you least expect it.
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