Date: 15th March 2022
Time: from 7:15 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 6°C to 11°C
I had another visit to the site this morning to again try and photograph
a Kingfisher although it was a much earlier start to avoid the presence
of too many people and possible disturbance to the bird.
I did exactly the same as on my other recent visits, namely I sat at a single
location just to the east of the island in the main lake where there is some
suitable overhanging lakeside vegetation.
Within 10 minutes of arriving, I heard the distinctive whistling call of
a Kingfisher followed immediately by the sight of the bird flying
rapidly past me.
Unfortunately, that was it and despite over an hour of watching and
waiting, a Kingfisher failed to reappear.
I still don’t have any Kingfisher photos!
However, although I didn’t have an extended walk around the site, I did
have some other notable records.
I added Redwing (c.30 flying over heading north west) and Chiffchaff
(1 singing male heard and 1 silent bird seen in a small tree next to where
I was sitting waiting for the Kingfisher) to my 2022 list for
the site bringing the total to date to 35. Like my visit to my St. Nicholas
Church local patch site yesterday, I recorded both a departing winter visitor and an arriving
summer visitor.
Other interesting records included what I
think is my first singing male Blackbird of the spring, calling Green
Woodpecker and Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Brown Rats and a
sun-bathing Grey Squirrel.
Photo: Grey Squirrel
Photo: Long-tailed Tit
Photo: Long-tailed Tit
Site
totals to date (2022 totals in brackets):
💚🦆 🦉🦋🐝🦊🦡🌼 🌳💚
Stay safe, stay well, stay strong, stay connected with nature
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