8th February

on

Regent’s Park

Still relatively quiet in here as it is in all the parks.

Little Gebe: 3 on the main lake.

Grey Heron: at least 11 birds on nests.

Shoveler: 42 on Heron Island, area 8.

Great crested Grebe: 3 on the main lake also.

Sparrowhawk: a pair displaying above Queen Mary’s Gardens this morning.

Great spotted Woodpecker: 4 males drumming.

Green Woodpecker: males were on the ground in areas 9,25 and 33.

Redwing: 6 feeding on the ground in area 30.

Goldcrest: 6 birds in Queen Mary’s Gardens, some singing.

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Comments

glen mcdonal Writer said…
I walk round the park today and watched the Herons for about an hour...something l have foolishly over looked in the past.
Was great value..
Fantasic videos
8:34 PM
regents park birds.blogspot.com said…
They are possibly taken for granted, however from now until at least early June watching them build nests and then rearing their young is well worth a few minutes around area 9.
7:32 PM
piers said…
Very artistic photos of the herons Tony x
10:18 PM
regents park birds.blogspot.com said…
Thank you, I try my best.
3:18 PM
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