Wetlands the only place to be
15th June 15 morning mid section
sunny & warm, 11-14°c, 1022mb, E 7 - ESE 4 mph
Yes the rest of the mid section was pretty hopeless, but morgan's folly produced the goods. I spent 15 minutes just hanging around, in that time the
moorhen had been seen toing and froing some distance away. On leaving I had to walk passed and was surprised to find the adult
moorhen taking food to 3 little chicks, after more time checking if there were any more hiding away
( I couldn't find any ) I was ready. But wait! a duck
mallard flew in to splash -down at the far end, I had to find out what was going on, I found it poking around a small low patch of vegetation then into the water to be followed by the only surviving chick. So she hasn't deserted after all. She only spent 10 minutes max before flying out again.
Mallard |
1 brood |
♀ returned for 5 mins joined by
1 chk WL, |
Buzzard |
1 over |
Compton Field |
Moorhen |
2 brood |
1+3 chk WL, 1+1 w/grown Meadow View, |
Swift |
odds over |
Barleyfield |
Wren |
8 singing |
mid section |
Dunnock |
7 singing |
mid section |
Robin |
1 singing |
Station Paddock |
Blackbird |
4 singing |
mid section |
Song Thrush |
3 singing |
mid section |
Whitethroat |
1 singing |
Shrike Bushes |
Blackcap |
7 singing |
mid section |
Chiffchaff |
8 singing |
mid section |
Long Tailed Tit |
5+ |
The Paddock |
Jackdaw |
odds over |
mid section |
Chaffinch |
3 singing |
The Paddock |
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