We started off from the Gateway Centre with a look at the
lake there. We’d soon seen black-headed
gull, coot,
great
crested grebe, mute
swan, tufted
duck and a distant kingfisher.
Three Egyptian
geese flew over the lake, an unusual sight at CWP.
Winter plumaged black-headed gull |
After some very brief sightings of bacon butties and coffee,
we headed off along the canal footpath.
The next bird seen was the first of what was to be many robin.
Other species found along here were wren
and woodpigeon.
One of many robins |
We turned along the back of the lake and spent some time
trying to see wren and goldcrest,
both of which proved elusive.
As we worked our way along the footpath a grey
heron flew over and we had great views of a juvenile buzzard,
who was very vocal indeed. There were also a number of blackbird
flying around the hedgerows at this point. As we walked through the village, we saw a lot of jackdaw,
that were not always in pairs!
We made a slight detour to have a look at a very showy great
spotted woodpecker.
We worked our way through the village and along the lane. We
had a fair few birds in the hedgerows, not always showing themselves so well!
We spent some time trying to see another goldcrest, but did see some cracking long-tailed
tit, as well as more blue tit and great tit. We had ever so brief views of
a chiffchaff
and nuthatch
at this point.
Chiffchaff enjoying the afternoon sun. |
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