Saturday, 5 December 2015

Birds in Deep Hayes Country Park today.

Birds seen on a very blustery walk around Deep Hayes Country Park this morning. List below the photos.
A Mandarin Drake.

Mallards.

View northish towards Cumberledge Pool.

Park Pool.

Stream from Coalpitford Lane direction towards Hayes, Park and Cumblerledge Pools (Deep Hayes Country Park).

Species
Comments
Chaffinch
About 3 males and females feeding in front of bird hide
Goldfinch
Flocks of 30+
Bullfinch
1 pair by entrance
Blue Tit
Several seen and heard including 5 at bird hide
Great Tit
Several seen, inc. 3 on feeders by bird hide. Males using territorial vocalisations
Coal Tit
3 or more at feeders
Long-tailed Tits
Flocks heard in tree tops
Marsh Tit
1 heard along stream towards Coalpitford Lane.
Dunnock
2 by feeders
Tree Creeper
1 seen
Blackbirds
Several on site feeding on Hawthorn berries.
Wren
5+ heard
Robin
1 heard
Goldcrest
2 seen and more heard in tree tops
Redwings
Flocks seen and heard
Fieldfares
Flocks seen and heard
Magpie
1
Rooks
Flying over
Buzzard
Being chased by Rooks

On pools.
Tufted Ducks
About 12 males and females
Mallard
About 45 pairs
Mandarin Ducks
2 males and 1 female(though I suspect there was another female somewhere, maybe among Mallards, I just did not see it)
Grey Heron
hunting
Moorhen
2 seen, probably more
Goosander
pair
Little Grebe
1 seen, maybe more

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