Whilst Ted was having a haircut and manicure, I managed to get an hour in at Radipole Lake before I had to pick him up.
Main highlights were my first Sand Martins of the year by the North Hide and a Redpoll overhead.
Other notable sightings were a pair of Great Crested Grebes in courtship, a pair of Marsh Harriers collecting nesting material and 8+ Chiffchaffs singing.
Birds Recorded:
2 Great Crested Grebe
3 Grey Heron
2 Canada Goose
Mallard
5 Gadwall
8 Tufted Duck
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier
4 Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
4 Sand Martin
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
4 Cetti's Warbler
8+ Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
1 Redpoll
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
4 Reed Bunting
Gadwall coming into land. In the foreground a pair are just about to touch down. In the background is another drake and...............
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Main highlights were my first Sand Martins of the year by the North Hide and a Redpoll overhead.
Other notable sightings were a pair of Great Crested Grebes in courtship, a pair of Marsh Harriers collecting nesting material and 8+ Chiffchaffs singing.
Birds Recorded:
2 Great Crested Grebe
3 Grey Heron
2 Canada Goose
Mallard
5 Gadwall
8 Tufted Duck
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier
4 Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
4 Sand Martin
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
4 Cetti's Warbler
8+ Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
1 Redpoll
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
4 Reed Bunting
A pair of Great Crested Grebes courting, with a drake Gadwall looking on.
A Grey Heron making its way through the reedbeds.
..............his mate far right.
And in military fashion, this pair of Tufted Ducks are giving an "eyes-left"
And a Sparrowhawk put in an appearance.
A male Marsh Harrier with nesting material. (Two frames merged)
And this is..........
.............the female
A Cetti's Warbler about to fly out of this Bramble.
Feral pigeon
Fish Recorded:
10+ Mullet
Mullet in the River Wey which runs through the reserve.
4 Buff-tailed Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies