28 Apr 16

Blakehill Farm NR
Location

Short-eared Owl present. Via BirdGuides Here

Nightingale Wood
Location

Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Whitethroat, 15 Willow Warbler, 10 Chiffchaff, 10 Blackcap and Lesser Redpoll. More on the WOS Site Here

(Phil & Graham Deacon)

Swindon
Location

A walk back home from the Magic Roundabout to Nythe via the old canal and River Cole was quite interesting this morning, with a good number bird recorded: 1 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 5 Greenfinch and a Bullfinch.

(Martin Adlam)

Looking back along the old canal with the River Cole on the left. (Martin Adlam)

The River Cole. (Martin Adlam)

And again. (Martin Adlam)

A drake Mallard. (Martin Adlam)

A rather shy male Greenfinch. (Martin Adlam)

And still hiding! (Martin Adlam)

Other Counties News: Here

LAST DAY TOMORROW :  - Coate Water and Lydiard Park Car Park Surveys: Here.

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