Male Great Bustard known as 'Purple 5'
Back to today though, and it was a beautiful sunny morning – I was quite surprised not to see a bee or early butterfly!
Male Green Woodpecker
4 Treecreepers were singing, 3 Goldcrests were noted, 3 Nuthatch were heard along the River Len, 1 Redwing was spotted flying north, 2 Jay were seen in the wood at the back of the old pond, a few Siskin could be heard in the Alders along the Len Valley and 2 Redpoll were picked out, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers were heard, and 2 Green Woodpeckers were seen in the rough grassland north of the River Len.
Mistle Thrush
A Grey Heron was seen along the River Len, and of particular note on the Lake were at least 4 Great Crested Grebes – both pairs displaying – 1 Little Grebe, 2 Mute Swan, and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls were with the handful of Black-headed and Common Gulls on the Lake. A large gull flock could be seen roosting on the old showground (top playing field) and several Mediterranean Gulls were heard calling.
2 comments:
Simon ,
How good was that . My understanding was that only the hallowed few saw those birds , and now you have joined their ranks , what a privelige .
And a brilliant shot as well .
I trust you dropped the Jack Snipe and several Water Rails into the conversation .
Awesome birds Simon! What a fantastic opportunity for you.
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