It was another trip into Weymouth this afternoon, followed by a walk around the Buddleia Loop at Radipole Lake. No new birds for my year list, but lots of highlights. including three different Robins feeding from my hand. You can't go wrong with mealworms in the palm of your hand.
Other highlights were the pair of Goldeneye still present in the water to the west of the Swannery car park, a lone Common Gull in amongst the Herring Gulls, 4 Cetti's Warblers heard, a Goldcrest and 4 different parties of Bearded Tits calling from the reedbeds.
Birds Recorded:
13 Cormorant
1 Grey Heron
4 Mute Swan
Mallard
5 Gadwall
12+ Shoveler
40+ Tufted Duck
13 Pochard
2 Goldeneye
3 Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
1 Common Gull
Wood Pigeon
Dunnock
12 Robin
Blackbird
4 Cetti's Warbler
1 Goldcrest
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Reed Bunting
Just the one Grey Heron seen
This cob Mute Swan has just clocked Ted and is heading our way. Time to leave.
In the centre is a duck Gadwall with drakes either side of it
A drake Shoveler
In the foreground are two drake Tufted Ducks with a drake Shoveler back left and two duck Shovelers centre back.
Two drake Pochard
The smart looking drake Goldeneye and its.......
...........mate are still present.
In the foreground are five Tufted Duck with several Coot behind them.
A Dunnock
Below are three videos of 3 individual Robins feeding from my hand.
#1
#2 - Three clips put together
#3 - Slow-motion
A Goldcrest searching for food
A male Greenfinch
The RSPB team were out clearing a few of the reedbeds.
Ted:
Did someone say I've got a treat!!!