A nice steady morning down at the local Nature Reserve, Cromwell Bottom, first sightings were around the car park with Blue Tit, Great Tit, Bullfinch, Grey Herons, Blackbirds, Magpies and Woodpigeons.
On down at the canal were the usual Mallards but no Mute Swans this morning. On at the Visitor Centre feeders were more Stock Dove, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Nuthatch and Robins, with a single Grey Wagtail in the staff car park.
After about 30mins i moved on and headed towards the weir, down here i encountered a few Robins, heard a few Song Thrush, always proving difficult to get a photo of unlike the Robins, who to want photos taken.
On down at the large feeding area there seemed to be a bit more action, but this time I didn’t enter in to the seating area put stopped around the periphery were I saw Reed Buntings, Dunnocks, Blue Tit, Great Tits, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Long tailed Tit, and of course Robins, with Great Spotted Woodpecker and Goldfinch being heard.
I walked a bit further on and towards the Old Canal area alas no Kingfisher was sighted but I did manage to see a single Goldcrest. On then to view the Ski Lake area where there were plenty of Gulls to go thru these were, Black headed, Common, Herring and Lesser Black backed Gulls, wildfowl on here were Tufted Duck, Coot, Moorhen and a few Goldeneye, Cormorants were plenty as well.
I then worked my way back to the viewing platform overlooking the lagoon area where I saw a single Male Teal along with a Little Grebe. Walking back to the Visitor Centre, I finally managed to get a photo of a singing Song Thrush.
Bird list : Blackbird, Black headed Gull, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Buzzard, Canada Goose, crow, Chaffinch, Coal Tit, Common Gull, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Goldcrest, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Grey Heron, Grey wagtail, Herring Gull, jay, Lesser Black backed Gull, Little Grebe, Long tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Moorhen, Nuthatch, Reed Bunting, Robin, Song Thrush, Stock Dove, Teal, Tufted Duck, Woodpigeon, Wren (37)
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