A cold, breezy and cloudy afternoon, we head to Oak Road Playing Fields. The reeds are sprouting fresh shoots, contrasting with the old russet stems. As we walk around the lake, we hear at least four male Reed Warbler singing from deep in the reeds. We manage to see a couple feeding on the reeds and willows fringing the lake.
The Mute Swan pair are now incubating on their large nest amongst the reeds. Access to the nest has been blocked up with willow branches to minimise disturbance by passers by, as it is quite visible from the path. We leave the swan snoozing and carry on. Chiffchaffs, Blackbirds, Robins and a Mistle Thrush sing on the wood by the river Hull.
On the water, the two pairs of Coots are busy feeding their young.
Two young rabbits
Coot with young
Bird List
- Blackbird
- Blue Tit
- Carrion Crow
- Chaffinch
- Chiffchaff
- Collared Dove
- Coot
- Dunnock
- Feral Pigeon
- Goldfinch
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Herring Gull
- House Sparrow
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Linnet
- Magpie
- Mallard
- Mistle Thrush
- Moorhen
- Mute Swan
- Reed Warbler
- Robin
- Starling
- Swift
- Woodpigeon
- Wren
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