Not much different to report at the start of the new year that wasn’t here at the end of the old one.
Water Rail: the two birds are still present in the rail ditch, area 2. Where the aggressor was tolerating the second bird during the cold weather, hostility has resumed again with plenty of chasing going on.
Tawny Owl: one was at his daytime roost site in the Leaf Yard Wood, area 40. It was hiding away in amongst dense Ivy in one of the trees that last years Ring Ouzel fed from. The only way we found it was that a couple of Jays were scolding it. The other pair of Tawny Owls were seen in area 18 on one of the buildings at dusk yesterday.
Redwing: there seems to be a slight increase, with small parties seen in several locations around the park.
Firecrest: one possibly two were in area 40 but quite mobile.
Hostilities stop briefly as the birds attentions are drawn to a BH Gull trying to still food from the feeding station
Redwing feeding at dusk in my garden
Comments
And the photogallery has some great pictures.
So - thankyou and my best wishes for the New Year - may it bring lots of exciting new sightings in the Park.
best wishes
Michael
Happy New Year to you and thank you for the kind remarks. If you should ever see anything of interest please leave details of where you saw it. I am always grateful for news of birds in the park as we cannot see everything.
Cheers
Tony