Brooklands was rewarding this morning, with the drake
Pochard, a local rarity, showing on the lake, along with two
Little Grebes, nine
Teal and a
Grey Heron. The rough patch by the lake held a female
Stonechat, four
Reed Buntings and two
Meadow Pipits, while another
Chiffchaff was by the works access road. A
Kestrel was on distant wires. The family of
Mute Swans all still survived but two intruders were seen off. A glance offshore revealed two
Red-breasted Mergansers and four
Great Crested Grebes.
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| adult drake Pochard |
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| adult drake Teal |
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| adult Black-headed Gull which regularly winters on site, apparently christened locally as 'Lumpy'! I also read a metal ring on an adult Black-headed Gull: ST833 |
I couldn't resist another look at Patching, where the '
Northern Treecreeper' showed well but this time I concentrated on watching it rather than obtaining further photographs. At least one of the
Firecrests was also still present.
At Maidenhead Aquatics, Hickstead, I had a
Grey Wagtail.
