Time: from
9:15 a.m.
Weather: dry,
sunny, light wind, 7°C to 11°C
By the underpass heading to the entrance to Gloucester Park, I heard a singing
male Chiffchaff.
At Gloucester Park, I was able to add a further 3 species to my site list: Green Woodpecker (3 heard), Great Spotted
Woodpecker (1 heard) and Long-tailed Tit.
There was just a single Cormorant today perched
in the trees on the island in the middle of the lake but interestingly
it seemed to be a hybrid of the sub-species Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis found in much of western Europe
and the nominate race Phalacrocorax carbo
usually found in the UK. This bird certainly had a lot more white on the
head than a pure bird of the nominate race.
My second mammal record for the site was a Grey Squirrel.
Gloucester Park is definitely the noisiest of my 3 sites. Does anyone know the
collective noun for the aggressive, honking Canada Geese? A
“cacophony” seems appropriate!
Whilst walking back home, I heard a Common Buzzard "mewing" twice but unfortunately I was unable to see it.
Species recorded during this visit were as
follows (heard only records in italics):
Blue Tit
Great
Tit
Long-tailed
Tit
Robin
Wren
Dunnock
Blackbird
Goldfinch
Green
Woodpecker
Great
Spotted Woodpecker
Woodpigeon
Collared
Dove
Carrion
Crow
Magpie
Canada
Goose
Greylag
Goose
Mallard
Coot
Moorhen
Cormorant
Black-headed
Gull
Grey Squirrel
Here are some photos from my visit:
Photo: Grey Squirrel
Photo: Collared Dove
Photo: Woodpigeon
Photo: Carrion Crow
Photo: Magpie
Photo: Blue Tit
Photo: Coot
Photo: male Mallard
Photo: Cormorant
Photo: Greylag Goose
Photo: Canada Goose
Photo: Canada Goose
Photo: Canada Goose
Photo: Canada Goose
Site totals to date:
Birds = 25
Mammals = 2
Butterflies = 1
Dragonflies and damselflies = 0
Reptiles = 0
Amphibians = 0
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