Northern Wheatear: a female was present on one of the roped off areas near area 35 until 9.00am. It eventually found the constant disturbance to much and moved briefly to area 40, where a male Greenland Wheatear landed on the top of several tall trees before thinking better of it and continued on it way.
Reed Warbler: three birds were present, 1 in area 5 and 2 in the Wetland Pen, area 32.
Common Whitethroat: a male singing and possibly nest prospecting in area 31.
Blackcap: eleven males singing around the park:
Chiffchaff: I hope the present number of singing males that have been present for several weeks have attracted a partner. If so this will be the best year on record.
Stock Dove: thirty feeding in garden pm.
Jackdaw: one was present for a few minutes around 7.20am.
Linnet: one flew east.
Grey Heron?: what was possibly the the highest flying Heron sp I have ever seen flew northish at 7.15am.
Northern Wheatear (female)
Mistle Thrushes are making use of the irrigated sports to collect worms for their broods.
Herring Gull looking for a meal, two pairs have laid eggs so far.
Even this Cormorant looks to be overheating.
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