15th March

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One of the owlets in the early morning light



Water Rail also in the half light, in area 2


Another frog bites the dust.


Smew: female still present in areas 5 and 26.
Water Rail: A pair in area 2, the male appeared to be displaying.
Tawny Owl: Three owlets very vocal and showing well at 5.45am this morning in area 11.
Blackcap: One male singing in area 24.
Brambling: An absoutely stunning male bird in area 24.
Siskin: Two birds in area 26.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Grrrr - spent a while looking for the brambling and the owls this afternoon but no luck! Oh well.
9:13 PM
regents park birds.blogspot.com said…
The owls are extremely difficult, and I only saw the Brambling for 30 seconds.
5:46 AM
Neil said…
great photos tony. I got some pretty close shots of a heron eating 3 frogs (separately!) last weekend at Richmond. Are the owls less elusive this year?
6:00 AM
Anonymous said…
I did have a great view of a sparrowhawk over area 5 though.
9:28 AM
regents park birds.blogspot.com said…
Hi Neil.

The owls are far worse than last year.
2:49 PM
regents park birds.blogspot.com said…
Hi Peter.

Sparrowhawks have become a little scarcer in the last two years.
2:50 PM
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