A late morning stroll in gorgeous sunshine was very pleasant, but a very strong northerly wind blowing made viewing birds harder than usual.
2 Green Woodpeckers were heard, a Nuthatch was heard singing from an Oak, a Goldcrest searched for food in a Yew, 2 Treecreepers were heard singing, a Little Owl was observed sitting in its hole in the usual old Oak, a group of Long-tailed Tits passed through a Hawthorn hedge, 4 Stock Dove were seen – with one pair seen investigating a hole in a Beech, and 6 Redwing were seen.
On the Lake were 31 Canada Geese, 9 Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebes displaying, 1 Little Grebe, and the countless Mallards, Coots and Moorhens. The gull flock on the Lake consisted of at least 14 Common Gulls, about 36 Black-headed Gulls, and 8 Med Gulls – with 5 birds looking very handsome in the summer plumage.
Also of note was the first Coltsfoot in flower, and all the Elder bushes are now bursting into leaf.
2 Green Woodpeckers were heard, a Nuthatch was heard singing from an Oak, a Goldcrest searched for food in a Yew, 2 Treecreepers were heard singing, a Little Owl was observed sitting in its hole in the usual old Oak, a group of Long-tailed Tits passed through a Hawthorn hedge, 4 Stock Dove were seen – with one pair seen investigating a hole in a Beech, and 6 Redwing were seen.
On the Lake were 31 Canada Geese, 9 Pochard, 2 Great Crested Grebes displaying, 1 Little Grebe, and the countless Mallards, Coots and Moorhens. The gull flock on the Lake consisted of at least 14 Common Gulls, about 36 Black-headed Gulls, and 8 Med Gulls – with 5 birds looking very handsome in the summer plumage.
Also of note was the first Coltsfoot in flower, and all the Elder bushes are now bursting into leaf.
Coltsfoot
Tussilago farfara
Elder
Sambucus nigra
3 comments:
That's a great number of Med Gulls, they're stunning in summer plumage aren't they!
8 Med. Gulls!
I'd like just one, even it was just a flyover!
cool blog and I know the area slightly must be a pleasure to walk and listen there
Steve From
The Power Bird Watchers Guide
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