Ward End Park.

Had a short sixty minute early morning visit to Ward End Park this morning for a walk around the park and lake whilst in the area on other business.

Birds seen were Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Robin, Starling, Swallow, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Grey Heron, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Canada Goose, as well as the following juveniles, Grey Heron, Woodpigeon  and Moorhen (2).

When I arrived at the park I was greeted with a very impressive sight of 150+ Canada Geese feasting on the grass, also nearby were separate flocks of 50+ and 40+ Starling.

Unfortunately as the last two pictures illustrate, these are the affects of people wantonly dropping their litter, the park was in an absolutely disgusting state with hundreds and hundreds of carrier bags as well as many cans, bottles and fag packets etc. around the park and pool. The two ends of the pool were absolutely filthy and also stank. I know it's not necessarily the park keepers fault, because I know one of them, Mark, and he's not bad lad for a 'Blue Nose', but the people who visit this park have no conception of the word litter and it's repercussions, they even feed the Mallards and Canada's and just leave the bag on the floor, which then blow into the pools and bushes. Needless to say I went and complained about the litter and my displeasure at seeing a dead Canada Goose amongst the disgusting and completely unacceptable pool. Whatever, it's still a rather undignified way for one of our wildlife to end up, in amongst our discarded rubbish.