Hurcott Pools & Wood Nature Reserve 18/04/10 (1 Viewer)

A walk around the pasture land was pleasant in the warm sunhine. Highlight birds were Green Woodpecker, Mistle Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Kestrel, along with Chiffchaff and Blackcap heard only. The Pool was very quiet with just a single Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose and Heron, Coot x4, Moorhen x3, Mallards and a couple of Swallows that skimmed the water for a drink late in the afternoon.

The woods were alive with pairs of Nuthatch and Blackcap, great views were had of each species. Other birds seen were Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Robin, Blackbird, Wren, Coal, Blue & Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Song Thrush, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Magpie. The Bluebells will look a treat in the coming weeks, a few single flowers were already open in the sunnier parts of the wood.

An odd looking Owl was also found in the wood, I wonder how many people had walked the path close by without spotting it?

I was there at 0630 - pool, quiet (as usual) notables 1 Garden Warbler and a pair of Marsh Tits by that boathouse building....

rollingthunder said:

I was there at 0630 - pool, quiet (as usual) notables 1 Garden Warbler and a pair of Marsh Tits by that boathouse building....

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some nice birds there guys and gal's

i say keep at this place, remember, BITTERN, at 20 metres range, stunning, if this place can pull a bittern who knows what else it might pull.

p.s. there is annual(?) records of flocks of crossbill in winter..........

MB