Quick ninety minute meander around a mildish Ward End Park. Birds spotted today were, Kestrel (being mobbed by Carrion Crows) Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Chafffinch, House Sparrow, Robin, Starling, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Mute Swan, Pekin Duck, Muscovy Duck, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Cormorant plus plenty of Gulls including some Herring Gull. Today was the first time I've seen any waterfowl building a nest, said bird being a Coot, thankfully it was near one of the islands and not near the waters edge by the path. It was nice to see some bees and wasps doing their thing on some Cherry Blossom, equally as pleasant was watching a Grey Squirrel tucking into some of last years windfall apple I've saved from last year that I'd put on a tree stump, I always save some windfall to put out for the wildlife over Autumn and Winter when I'm on my travels as well as the bird seed I always leave in various places for the birds, after all they need all the help they can get. Talking of feeding the birds, the sunflower hearts in the back garden are going down a storm, so if you don't buy them for your birds already, I strongly recommend you do, the birds love them. Here's a short article on the amount of birds visiting the nations gardens.
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