As we move into June I maintain my interest in walking the patch and looking for anything and everything. I'm counted all the birds I see or hear and find it interesting to watch the numbers and species move. The strange thing for me is how the Great Crested Grebes that wintered remain on the reservoir, they do a lot of display and several look to be paired up and do the weed dance etc but I can't figure out why if they want to breed why don't they move on and get on with it? Are they youngsters practicing the finer parts?
Today I started my June list with 56 species with the clear highlight being a Redshank that dropped onto the causeway right in front of me as I was counting Coots on the far bank. This is my third Redshank of the year and a birds that annual but not easy to connect with up on the George. I made an effort to hear both the Garden Warbler and Lesser Whitethroat from yesterday with success and had a big Swift count as large numbers hawked both basins. Having not seen the Ravens for a while it was nice to have one over the pump house today calling loudly so I didn't miss it. The Carp have started to get restless too and some sizeable fish can be seen breaching around the edges of the reservoir.
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| A hybrid Greylag /Canada Goose |
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| Two Grey Herons |
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| Tufted Ducks |
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| Heron |
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| Herons |
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| Common Tern |
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| Common Tern |
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| Common Tern |
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| Redshank |
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| Redshank |
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| Redshank |
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| Cormorant |
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| Cormorant |
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| Cormorant |
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| Egyptian Goose |
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| Coot |
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| London looking from the George over the Girling |
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| Stock Dove |
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