Brookvale Park.
One hour visit apiece to Witton Lakes and the adjacent Brookvale Park whilst in the area on other business, was the order of the day today, for the first day of Spring 2012. Birds spotted at Witton Lakes were, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, House Sparrow, Robin, Song Thrush, Starling, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Mute Swan, Wigeon, Pochard, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Tufted Duck, Coot, Canada Goose and Mallard including a couple of male and female Silver Appleyards. It is ironic that I saw my first Chiffchaff today being as it's almost a year to the day that I saw my first one this time last year. It was great to see two separate Greenfinch, about twenty foot apart having a good old sing song, equally as nice to see was twelve Coot nests, they're not everybody's cup of tea, but I like them with their funny looking feet. Then was along to the nearby Brookvale Park, where the birds spotted were, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Tufted Duck, Pekin Duck, Moorhen, Coot, Canada Goose, Mallard, including a female Indian Runner, which was very strange to see in the wild with it's long neck and upright stance and being twice the size of your average Mallard. Brookvale is always fantastic for Mute Swans but today was exceptional with over fifty, it's always great to see a stretch of water replete with majestic Mute Swans. The Coots weren't as busy here as they have been at Witton Lakes with only two nests constructed so far. There was also a Dunnock collecting feathers from the waterfowl no doubt building it's own nest. Another thing Brookvale has a lot of is Grey Squirrels, which is why I always take some food with me for them and some of last years windfall apples cut into quarters went down a right treat, it's always funny watching them run up and grab their prize and then scurry off back up the tree for a good nibble.
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