22nd July

At the moment the lake is looking and smelling awful as a dense bloom of suspended algae covers it.

 Common Gull: a very early adult was on the lake 19th with two present 20th.

Yellow legged gull: the adult was on the lake 19th.

Common Tern: tends to scoop fish from close to the surface, rather than diving in to the murky waters.

Tawny Owl: three were perched in a tree by Capel Manor’s classroom in area 18 on 20th.

Chiffchaff: four birds were seen amongst the tit flock in Queen Mary’s 18th, with other sightings of birds most day’s.

Common Whitethroat: at least four young fledged on Sunday 18th and can be heard and seen feeding in the Silver Birch trees by the nest site.

The female looking bright and chirpy just after her young left the bramble patch that they nested in.

Juvenile keeping deep in cover.

A couple of days later this young male is popping up and feeding in the tree canopy.

    

A small flock can be found feeding on the dry open spaces on Primrose Hill