I spent two hours at Linacre on Sunday, carrying out this month's
BTO WeBS walk. The following birds were recorded:
Mallard (46; 33 adults and 2 broods of 6 and 7 ducklings),
Mandarin Duck (21; 3 adults and 2 broods of 8 and 10 ducklings - the first young of 2017),
Great-crested Grebe (4 adults),
Coot (20; 11 adults and 3 broods of 2, 3 and 4),
Moorhen (10; 8 adults and 2 chicks),
Tufted Duck (14) and
Kingfisher (2 birds heard, but only 1 seen- possibly an adult and a young bird??).
Mandarin and ducklings
Moorhen chick
Coot chick
Other birds seen around the reservoirs included
Common Buzzard (1),
Whitethroat (1 singing male in the ringing site - the first 2017 record),
Chiffchaff (6 singing) and
Willow Warbler (1 singing).
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