kawwauser
Well-known member
there were approx. 250 black headed gulls resting on the mud in front of the hide today at 12.00,highest number I have seen here since winter,a pair of shelduck were also feeding here,after scanning the gulls for ten mins I noticed 2 shelduck ducklings were running about a short distance from the adults only a small number of waders here,1 dunlin/2 redshanks/5 lapwings/2 oystercatchers,lesser black backed gulls and herring gulls were mingling with some jackdaws feral pigeons and 2 mutes,a whitethroat was showing really well right in front of the hide and a wren was foraging in the wall of the hide,a kestrel glided over virtually unnoticed (saw 3 whitethroats just to the left of the hide)on the lochan a female mallard was swimming with 4 small ducklings,swallows feeding youngsters on the telegraph wires were also attracting attention from people at the dump area, at buzzard wood there were some juv starlings and goldfinches,(goldfinches were all over the park)2 wet greenfinches were with the usual flock of chaffinches,a song thrush was feeding its 2 large offspring here, there was a bird in the background which I only caught a quick glimpse of,i could have sworn it was a spotted flycatcher,spotted flycatcher has only been reported from here once,without backtracking I cant remember which month it was, spotted flycatcher is still missing from my year list but I wont count this bird,chiffchaff and yellowhammer heard but not seen,
birds seen
swallow/woodpigeon/goldfinch/song thrush/starling/carrion crow/black bird/greenfinch/chaffinch/black headed gull/house martin/mallard/kestrel/herring gull/jackdaw/lapwing/lesser black backed gull/mute swan/feral pigeon/shelduck/whitethroat/redshank/dunlin/dunnock/reed bunting
birds seen
swallow/woodpigeon/goldfinch/song thrush/starling/carrion crow/black bird/greenfinch/chaffinch/black headed gull/house martin/mallard/kestrel/herring gull/jackdaw/lapwing/lesser black backed gull/mute swan/feral pigeon/shelduck/whitethroat/redshank/dunlin/dunnock/reed bunting