I was leading a walk for Maidstone RSPB this morning so I couldn't visit the park until the afternoon. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon and the park was full of people. After visiting the Kent Goes Wild event I returned via the Golf Course, Weir and River Len.
1 Goldcrest and 4 Goldfinch were noted on the Golf Course, and the scrub and grassland area by the Inlet held a Green Woodpecker. On the eastern section of the Lake viewable from the Causeway and Weir were 5 Shoveler, 3 Great Crested Grebes, and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull. A Kingfisher was seen fishing at the mouth of the River Len viewable from the Weir, and a Little Grebe - the first to return - was divng in the water amongst the reeds. A Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Treecreeper were in the willows along the Causeway.
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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Hi Simon. Always nice to see a Kingfisher, especially one that's fishing.have a good w/end.
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