Pype Hayes Park.

Early morning trip to Pypes Hayes this morning which was just as well because rain stopped play around 11:00 am. Birds spotted were, Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Robin, Starling, Swift, Song Thrush, Buzzard, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Canada Goose as well as the following juveniles, Grey Wagtail (4), Pied Wagtail (1), Great Tit (1), Moorhen (2), Coot (5), Gosling (5), Woodpigeon (8) and Feral Pigeon (1). The four juvenile Grey Wagtail were seen flitting along the Plants Brook along with two adults so presumably they were from the same family, hopefully they were anyway. The Plants Brook seems to be around it's normal level at long last, it was certainly flowing a lot more briskly than it has done for a good while and for some strange reason it was full of little yellow bath ducks. Pype Hayes park and the fishing pool is definitely one of the best kept parks and pools in Birmingham that I visit, you never see much litter and the pool is actually kept litter free, they have always had a little bit of the park left aside for wild flowers, as in the seventh picture, but all of a sudden they have left a large area, maybe ten per cent of the park adjacent to the Plants Brook, to it's own devices and it looks great with many different colours and it should be soon buzzing with bees and insects very soon, so fair play to the council for that.