Last Sunday I popped down to Linacre to carry out this month's WeBS count. I walked down through the woods and heard and saw my first Pied Flycatcher (141) of the year. A single, male bird was singing around the middle reservoir. Fingers crossed for a successful breeding season. Other warblers heard singing were: 6 Chiffchaffs and 4 Blackcaps.
Other birds seen during the visit were: 44 Mallards, 33 Tufted Ducks, 4 Mandarin Ducks (all male), 11 Moorhens (including 1 incubating bird), 14 Coots, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Little Grebe (heard), 6 Great-crested Grebes (1 pair on a nest and 2 other pairs), 1 Cormorant and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
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