I spent a couple of hours at Linacre yesterday, recording 2 new species for the year;
Swift and
Skylark. The
Swifts, 4 birds, were flying over the bottom car park when I arrived at 6.30am, and the
Skylark, a single singing bird, was in the fields above the top reservoir. As well as these 2 species, I also recorded my first ever May record of
Black-headed Gull, with 3 breeding plumaged birds flying over the middle reservoir!
Other birds of note were:
Greylag Goose (2),
Canada Goose (1),
Mallard (52; 46 adults and one brood of 6 ducklings),
Tufted Duck (22),
Mandarin (3 males),
Grey Heron (1),
Coot (14; 8 adults and a brood of 6 chicks),
Moorhen (6 adults and 2 nests),
Great-crested Grebe (4 birds and 2 nests) and
Grey Wagtail (2).
Greylag Goose
Moorhen
Other birds seen were:
House Martin (3),
Swallow (1),
Willow Warbler (2 singing),
Chiffchaff (4 singing),
Blackcap (3 singing),
Song Thrush (collecting food),
Bullfinch (1 male) and
Buzzard (1 being mobbed- as always!!).
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