4 Blackcap, 3 Chiff Chaff, and 5 Whitethroat were singing, a Great Spotted Woodpecker called whilst I walked along Laurel Walk, a Coal Tit sang from a Larch on the Parks eastern boundary, a Goldcrest called as it searched for insects in a Yew along Laurel Walk, a Herring Gulls called as it flew north over Jenner's Bank, 2 Pheasants called from the large area of rough grassland, a Jay was seen by the Walled Garden, a Nuthatch was noted as it flew across my path and into a Sweet Chestnut on Jenner's Bank, a Treecreeper was along the track by the Weir, and a Spotted Flycatcher was heard singing from a Lime in front of Mote House.
On the Lake were 56 Canada Geese, there were 2 Great Crested Grebes, the resident pair of Mute Swan, and the countless Mallards, Moorhens, and Coots. There were 14 Black-headed Gulls, and 3 Reed Warblers were heard singing around the perimeter of the Lake.
3 Comma, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Speckled Wood, 8 Meadow Browns, 4 Small Skippers, 3 Large Skippers, and 1 Ringlet were seen. Lots of Common Blue Damselflies were noted, 1 female Banded Demoiselle was seen, an Emperor Dragonfly flew past, and a Brown Hawker flew up from a patch of Brambles.
- BLOG UPDATE - I have added 2 newly found blogs to my links section. The first is Greenie in the Wild, and the second is a blog from a regular patchworker in London's Regents Park.
4 comments:
Hi Simon
Got 2 fantastic sum plum Med Gulls on the main lake yesterday afternoon, in with the Black-headed Gulls and ducks that were taking bread by the Model Boat compound. I spoke to some chap who had a pair of bins and he reckoned they seemed to be favouring Sundays and had been around off and on for 4 weeks. Shame I didn't have my camera!
Adam
Cheers for that Adam! I work Sundays, since last September, so I am unable to get out - its a shame, cos Sundays used to produce the best birds!!!
Great list of butterlies Simon, and you got hawkers too, havn't had any here yet.
Nice post Simon - that Regents Park Blog is good too. Thanks!
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