I was in the Park this morning to lead a walk with Fred Booth, looking at the trees and birds of Mote Park. 5 people attended the walk, as we looked at the north and eastern areas of the Park.
A Sparrowhawk was seen flying over, 4 Nuthatch were seen, a Treecreeper was heard, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers were heard, 2 Green Woodpeckers were also heard, 1 Goldcrest gave good views at the top of a Hawthorn, 2 Jays were noted, a Blackcap sang from the Ash by the Waterfall, 2 Kingfishers gave great views along the River Len by the footbridge, a Pheasant could be heard calling from the wet meadow, a Coal Tit sang from the top of a Yew tree by the old Walled Garden, and a flock of House Martin hunted insects over the Lake.
Several Speckled Woods, Small Whites and 1 Common Blue were seen, along with 4 Migrant Hawkers, and 1 Southern Hawker, and in the wet meadow, 2 Slowworm and a young Grass Snake was seen.
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.
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Good selection of birds Simon. I think the lake will produce some nice wildfowl this winter, if there is no sailing.
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