Friday 23rd May: Garganey
This morning the weather was overcast, much cooler and fresher.
This morning at about 8am a drake GARGANEY was on the floods about half way down where the Aristotle Lane entrance meets the track. However it had either moved to another part of the floods or had departed altogether 20 minutes later. Apart from that there were just the usual suspects on the floods.
In Burgess Field there was more activity that of late: the various resident warblers were singing actively and several nice garden warblers were seen. There were a number of feeding tit flocks, presumably fledglings being fed. There was a very vocal sedge warbler which was unusually performing some kind of song flight. Reed buntings and skylarks were also seen as well as a number of rabbits.
The garganey this evening © Adam Hartley
This evening the GARGANEY was still present. In addition 5 RINGED PLOVER were resting at the north end of the floods at the Burgess Field NR end of the channel.
This morning at about 8am a drake GARGANEY was on the floods about half way down where the Aristotle Lane entrance meets the track. However it had either moved to another part of the floods or had departed altogether 20 minutes later. Apart from that there were just the usual suspects on the floods.
In Burgess Field there was more activity that of late: the various resident warblers were singing actively and several nice garden warblers were seen. There were a number of feeding tit flocks, presumably fledglings being fed. There was a very vocal sedge warbler which was unusually performing some kind of song flight. Reed buntings and skylarks were also seen as well as a number of rabbits.
The garganey this evening © Adam Hartley
This evening the GARGANEY was still present. In addition 5 RINGED PLOVER were resting at the north end of the floods at the Burgess Field NR end of the channel.