Bushy Park
A beautiful sunny day, though not great when looking for birds on the move overhead. Saying that I did see a few things.
Sparrowhawk: one over the paddocks.
Water Rail: A bird showed well from Dukes Head Passage. It is far enough away not to feel threatened by people walking along the path.
Skylark: three singles flew west.
Meadow Pipit: 22 flew over in small groups.
Stonechat: a female was north of the Leg of Mutton Pond.
Redwing: 26 birds half of which were feeding on Mountain Ash berries near the stretch of the Longford River where it passes through the Woodland Garden near the paddocks.
Chiffchaff: one by the river near Dukes Head Passage.
Siskin: 3 singles flew over.
Lesser Redpoll: one flew west.
Chaffinch: 40 in small groups headed west.
Reed Bunting: one again by the pools in the Brew House meadow area.
Dawn from my office on the last sunny morning
There were patches of mist around the park;
Once the first frost hits, the trees will soon add some more colour to the park.
Stonechat female in the mist.
Water Rail from Dukes Head Passage, at times it was hard to see, as in the photo below.
A pit stop in Pen Ponds Plantation on the way home rewarded me with this sighting of the male Kingfisher.
I hope the Grey Herons stop using the tern rafts before the Common Terns return next April. The Kingfisher can be seen streaking past in the background.
Who’s Bum is this?
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