Ward End Park.

Quick one hour visit to Ward End Park whilst passing through the area. The primary reason for the visit was to hopefully see plenty of young waterfowl, but all I saw were two very young Mallard Duckings, which were still nice to see all the same. In the park it was a different story where I saw a pair of Coal Tit chicks, at least two Great Tit chicks in amongst a flock of Tits, a Long Tailed Tit in amongst a flock of fast moving Long Tailed Chicks and at least forty juvenile Starling in  amongst a flock of over 100 foraging on the grass. Starlings seem to have had a good breeding year this year with many juveniles spotted wherever I go as well as a size able presence in my garden.

Birds seen were Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Goldfinch, Robin, Starling, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swift, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Moorhen, Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Canada Goose as well as the following juveniles, Duckling (2), Coal Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit and Starling.

I've also had the added drama of getting out of the shower and then looking out of the window only to see a juvenile Starling that's been resident in the garden for about a week because it's presumably been rejected by the other Starlings and also has a funny left leg and underdeveloped wings meaning it can't fly properly being pinned down by a Magpie who was pecking at the poor birds throat, so I had to half get dressed and run downstairs to rescue it, I then put it in a box with some water and cat food and contact the RSPCA who have then taken it to Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre where it will hopefully be okay.