Arrived at Cromwell for 8:30am to Grey Heron, Collared Doves, Blue Tits, Robins, Stock Dove and a fly over Great Spotted Woodpecker. It was quiet at this time with only a few cars in the car park, after getting things together I walked on down to the canal where you can usually find the usual birds hanging around, namely Mallards and Mute Swan. The feeders at the visitor were busy with Blue Tits, Coal Tits, Great Tits, Long tailed Tits and Chaffinch. On then down to the weir, were there was a Moorhen and a Grey Heron, I then decided on looking along the top path in this area, where I eventually found a flock of Siskin and a single Treecreeper.
On to the reserve and down the Old Canal area and dipping pond, no action down here at all, so I made my way down to the riverside pathway and again drawing a blank, things were looking a bit quiet down here, so I decided on walking along the muddy path down here, a place I don’t usually go but I did eventually find a female Goosander along the river and a Sparrowhawk took me by surprise as it flew thru.
Over on the water park were Black headed Gulls, Herring Gulls, also here were two male and one female Goldeneye, always nice to see these, and also a few Grey Herons and Cormorants. Back on the reserve and near my Common Darter bush were five Redwings perched up in the tree. At the feeders, this is where the action was, and styed for a while with camera photographing Blackbirds, Blue Tits, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Great Tit, Long tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Reed Buntings, Dunnock and Wren.
After all that it was time for Coffee and Cake at the centre 🙂
Birds seen : Blackbird, Black headed Gull, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Buzzard, Crow, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Collard Dove, Common Gull, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Goosander, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Grey Heron, Herring Gull, Long tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen, Mute Swan, Nuthatch, Pheasant, Redwing, Reed Bunting, Robin, Siskin, Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, Treecreeper, Woodpigeon, Wren (36)
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