Time for something a little bit different today, namely a trip down Bromford Canal. You're not really supposed to gain access nowadays but there's always a way in and there's always a few birds around with the otherwise lack of human activity. I'd actually planned a first trip to Middleton Lakes for the first time in over six months but the inclement weather put paid to that idea.
Birds seen today on the short visit were Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Wren, Robin, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon and Feral Pigeon.
Train tracks also run adjacent to the canal and with train tracks you always get loads of vegetation, bushes and trees and they held a nice mixed flock of Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch and Goldfinch, which was nice to see. The other side of the canal is also a wide, long strip of grass and pylons which held plenty of noisy Song Thrush while the Tits and Finches were more interested in the trees.
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