2nd February

At last some news for Regent’s Park

Common Teal: three birds on the lake.

Redwing: 5 flew through.

Siskin: 4 birds on the peanut feeder in the Wetland Pen, area 32. They can be seen from the viewing platform.

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Great Black-backed Gull: One was on the boating pond.

Water Rail: one was walking on the ice near the Iron Bridge.

Fieldfare: 100 plus flew south in two flocks.

Redwing: 220 plus flew south, while there were still birds feeding alongside the Longford River in the Woodland Gardens.

Siskin: The flock of around 40, were feeding in Alder trees also alongside the Longford River in the Woodland Gardens.

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Redwing (above) and Fieldfares take a breather (below)

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A fleeing Water Rail

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Great B B Gull, for some reason the bright blue skies seem to have given my photos a blue tint.

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This Grey Heron allowed me to approach reasonably close, normally it bolts before I get to within 50 meters of him.

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