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Our member Tom Howard-Jones wrote:
Monday 14th September 2020 - 08:15 to 10:15
It was a clear fine morning and promised to be a hot day.
A
Grey Heron
was fishing in the shallows.
A large
Terrapin
made its way up a log during our walk to warm in the sun.
There were several large
Carp
patrolling together just under the surface.
Occasionally a large tail fin broke the water as they pushed down to the bed of the
lake.
The first highlight was a
Teal;
a
new bird
for our patch list. It was associating with
some Mallard and displaying to them. For once I had my camera when it was
needed.
The next highlight was two
Swallows
and a
fleeting raptor
. I have put it down as a
Kestrel
. But could it have been a Hobby following the migrating swallows?
A large formation of
Canada Geese
flew in and landed on the lake with a splash.
The brood of
Egyptian Geese
still contains
five youngsters
and they are growing
well.
A
Grey Wagtail
was foraging on the muddy shore at the Grattons Park end of the
lake.
A full list of birds seen is given in the
Bird Table
.