Visited the park both days this weekend and while I never managed to add any new bird species to my year list, I was well pleased to find a pond full of frog tadpoles. Checked them again on the Sunday and while there appeared fewer (probably some predation by crows of those near the waters edge) I did spot at least five Smooth Newts.
Brief views of two Jays on the Saturday and a high flying Buzzard passing over on Sunday. Good numbers of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs and at least ten adult Egyptian Geese but no young ones yet. Still a few gulls around 20+ Herring, 4 Lesser Black-backs and a couple of Black-headed.
Brief views of two Jays on the Saturday and a high flying Buzzard passing over on Sunday. Good numbers of Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs and at least ten adult Egyptian Geese but no young ones yet. Still a few gulls around 20+ Herring, 4 Lesser Black-backs and a couple of Black-headed.
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| Lots of Frog tadpoles |
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| Frog tadpoles |
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| Frog tadpoles |
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| Saw this dog retrieving his ball and just had to take a picture! |
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| Mute Swan close up |
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| male Blackbird |
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| female Blackbird |
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| Mute Swans |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Mute Swan squabble |
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| Mute Swan squabble |
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| Hgh flying and heavily cropped Common Buzzard |
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| Great Tit |
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| male Blackcap enjoying the blossom |
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| At first I thought this might have been a courtship display |
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| but there was a third bird close by |
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| so pretty sure this is aggression |
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| possibly a male fending off a rival! |
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| Magpie dispute |
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| Magpie dispute |
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| Magpie dispute |
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| Cowslip |
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| Looking across the wildlife lake |
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| and some of the impressive Willows |
