Today the virus began to really grab hold. As a
consequence the birding has been limited. After I had awoken from my days
slumber I eventually decided to go for a short walk along Canalside to see if
any birds had dropped into the bushes. It was already mid-afternoon when I set
off and as such did not expect to see much
The first bird I saw was a lovely Reed Bunting that was
perched out in the open near the bottom of the walk. The only other time I have
seen one here was a bird flushed that then immediately skulked again, so
nothing worth reporting really. This time the view was obviously much better,
so much so I have even included it in my blog.
-Reed Bunting
The tide was out and as such there were not many waders
on show. There was a pair of well grown Cygnets on Canal Scrape and a few Sedge
Warbler singing from the reeds. There were also a couple in the bushes, which
gave better views but were still very skulky.
On my way back I found my highlight of the walk, which
was a family of Whitethroat. I first noticed them as one of the juveniles had
perched on a car window in a very unorthodox position. In fact I spotted 2
youngsters and an adult, which was tending to them and bringing them food. I
grabbed a few photos to include on here, mainly because it had been a quiet
walk but also because the young birds were quite cute.
-Whitethroat
And that was about it to be honest. Beacon Ponds was
quiet for my shift, though there were impressive numbers of Dunlin on the
beach. I also managed to sneak past them but once one took off they all
followed suit, and then landed ahead of me on the beach, so I had to pass them
again…
The Daily
Oystercatcher
To be honest I can’t actually remember the Oyks actually
doing anything today. I can’t recall if I saw them, though I probably did. They
were probably just feeding or sleeping and so is not overly memorable.
Species List:
Canalside: Reed
Bunting, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Mallard, Mute Swan, Woodpigeon, Swallow,
Sand Martin, Swift,
Beacon Ponds: Dunlin,
Grey Plover, Oystercatcher, Cormorant,
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