Wednesday 12 September 2018

Coley Church To Park Dam

Courtesy of DM. A very pleasant  hike via Norwood Green, Judy Woods and back. Sporadic but interesting sightings with a couple of autumnal indicators i.e 6/7 Mistle Thrush in a party & c8 Jay individually throughout.
1 Buzzard, 5 LTT, few Goldfinch ditto Swallow, Grey Wagtail & a Grey Heron also seen.

Park Dam was fairly busy with the platoons of Coot and smidgins of Moorhen. There was a female Wigeon always just too far out for photographs and a pr f Tufted Duck. Another duck sp. had me puzzled for a while until it swam close up and allowed photographs; I concluded it was Heinz 57 encapsulated.



Also 6 GCG & at least 2 Little Grebe, 3/4 Meadow Pipit, Swallow, couple distant small gull sp.