2nd April

A very clear night sky showing a full moon.
Great Crested Grebe the male relieves his mate on the nest.
He turns the eggs.
Then he settles down on the nest.
Gull ID challenge, this bird flew off a post and out of the park, showed very pale head and breast feathers. What is it?



Skylark: 1 circled the open spaces at 8.15am before heading SW.
Meadow Pipit: 6 birds flew N in ones and two's.
Jackdaw: 1 flew SW at 8.05am.
Collared Dove: 1 flew over the Heronry heading NE at 8.50am.
Chiffchaff: 2 birds still present in area 1 and 29.
Blackcap: 2 males singing from area 12 and 13.
Kestrel: The pair in area 25 were mating on the Weeping Willow tree.