A trickle of Swift were moving south today, with 45 logged.
7 Mistle Thrush and Nuthatch were among other birds seen

Sightings from the boating lake area

2 little Egrets in trees to the east of the boating lake
2 Rose-ringed parakeet
Nuthatch
7 Cormorants
Great crested Grebe

A Great White Egret flew east over the north end of the park at 10:05

Birds this morning included 13 Chiffchaff, 1 juv Willow Warbler, 3 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrest and 2 Bullfinch

Cuckoo calling from inside the park this morning

Calling Ring Necked Parakeet heading over the animal centre towards the piggery

3,900 Redwing flew SW at dusk

A Red Kite high over,drifting n.w.and being mobbed by a single Crow at 1.30 today

Walk round 9/1 mid afternoon

2 ring necked parakeets in tree tops towards boating lake

Several herrin and common gulls on mostly frozen lake with 100+ Black headed

17-Oct-2020 (10:00 - 23:30): Changeable but generally fairly bright

Extensive walk up Old Hall Lane (around the outside of the Golf Course) and then around the park. As usual (for me) I didn't see that much of interest.

- 4 Lapwing overhead towards the Reservoir
- Several noisy Jay
- Small flock of calling Bullfinch in the woodland between the Boating Lake and the Tram Museum
- 1 Mistle Thrush
- a Good fall of Goldcrest, mainly along Old Hall Lane
- a flock of a dozen or so Blackbirds demolishing the berries on one particular tree
- 1 calling Nuthatch

1030-1430 9th August

 

Walk round with the kids whilst eldest was at treetops.

 

Nothing majorly exciting.

 

Blackbird x 4

Dunnock x 2

Great tit x 2

Grey wagtail x 2

Robin x 1

Swift x 2

Wren x 1

Lots of Carrion Crows, Canada and Greylag Geese, various Gulls, Mallards, Mute Swans, Feral and Woodpigeons.

 

Also heard a parakeet flying over the bandstand area but the foliage was too dense to find it. 

 

30 Linnets, Sparrowhawk hunting over the wood and a Common Buzzard flying at treetop level just before sunset.

A flock of 30+ Common Scoter flew over the park SW at 13:55 today at one point in V formation

Also 700 + Swift moved S/Se

Walk from the lake car park to the garden centre and return. Birds seen as follows.
Goldfinch x3
Starling x3
House Sparrow x6
Wood Pigeon x 6
Mallard x 5
Blackbird x10
Carrion Crow x 4
Canada Goose x 20
Coot x 4
Great Crested Grebe x 1
Mute Swan x 4
Magpie x 9
Grey Heron x 1
Long Tailed Tit x4
Robin x 10
Jay x 1
Treecreeper x 1
Stock dove x 2
Song Thrush x z
Great Tit x 1
Lesser Black Backed Gull x 1
Blackcap x 1
Moorhen x 1
Raven x 2 Flying over the house ,cronking
Sparrowhawk x 1
Herring Gull x 1
Black Headed Gull x 6

sid ashton wrote:

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Brilliant shot Dave 

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The Swifts departure explains the long face....

Birds near the BT Tower early morning included 1 Redpoll and c40 Fieldfare moving south and a Sparrowhawk, with a few horses joining in the search for the Swift

Swift seen briefly at dawn but not since

Possible pallid swift roosted on the east side of the BT tower this evening

Hopefully will be there tomo and would be great if anyone could get some pics

It was feeding over trees below the Tower and would have been best to view from within the park.

If the st Margarets road entrance to the park is closed early in the morning then acsess down bridle road which is to the north of the reservoir and between it and parrenthorn high school.

If you walk east down this track (where the red-rumped swallows were) you will eventually come to a kissing gate within the park boundary wall on your right and this will come into the field which you can walk across towards the BT tower

Sightings from the north part of the park and a vis mig watch this morning

2 Ring-necked Parakeets around the BT tower again this morning

1200 Meadow Pipits flew south
600+ House Martin flew south and a further 250 were feeding over the trees near the bowling greens
200+ Swallow south
Sand Martin south
8 Grey Wagtail south
5 Cormorant SW
29 Lapwing SW
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
several Goldcrest and Coal Tit calling from the woods
4 Sparrowhawks in the air at the same time
Buzzard

60 Swift moving south

Also small groups of House Martin Swallow and Sand Martin moving through

Treecreeper
2 Goldcrest
6 Jay
2 Great spotted woodpecker
Nuthatch
Sparrowhawk

A willow Tit was heard calling from woodland near to the bowling greens
40 Redwing also in the area

26th Dec: Boxing Day Walk in wet conditions.

- 1 Sparrowhawk
- 2 Goosander (Pair)
- 2 Great Crested Grebe
- 1 Mistle Thrush
- 1 Ring-necked Parakeet (heard)

26 species in all

Morning visit: 9 - 11
highlights being
A sparrowhawk
30+ redwings

Sat 12-Mar-17: 07:55

Tawny Owl seen flying between trees near Golf Course, chasing away small birds that had disturbed its slumber