Once the meeting was over I wanted to check the terrain in various places in the park in preparation for tomorrow morning's 'Winter in Mote Park' walk that I am leading. Wildlife highlights included a Fox along Laurel Walk, lots of winter thrushes with most being Fieldfare, 2 Meadow Pipits (65) in the large area of rough grassland south of the River Len - the first of the year - a Grey Wagtail was seen on the mud of the Lake's Inlet, 2 Nuthatch were noted, 4 Goldcrest were found, 5 Treecreepers were seen, 3 Bullfinch were by the Georgian Steps, a few Siskin were present by the footbridge along the River Len, the Little Owl was perched in the usual old Oak west of Mote House, and there was a notable increase in gull numbers - no Mediterraneans yet though! The overgrown pond held 2 Water Rails, 1 Little Egret, and to my delight, a JACK SNIPE. What a fantastic surprise to see 'Jack' in the park and hopefully he will remain for my walk in the morning!
JACK SNIPE
5 comments:
Great photo's again Simon. Good luck with the walk. :-)
Simon ,
If I can swing it , you could well find someone you know standing by the old pond when you come around .
Best of luck with the walk , hope you get a good turnout , and the weather is reasonable .
Stunning photographs Simon. Looked out for Jack last Sunday but no luck nor with the Rails. Shame i cant come tomorrow but good luck any way.
Hi Simon.
You are certainly turning up some great birds lately. I hope tomorrow is a success.
Really good photos Simon - nice reflection on the first one. Great refind, lets hope it hangs around a bit longer than last time.
Adam
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