Kingsbury Water Park.

Excellent trip out to Kingsbury Water Park today even with the changeable weather, fortunately it only rained heavily for about five minutes other than that it went between being sunny or cloudy.

Highlights of the day were seeing a Sedge Warbler, I would never have spotted it in the first place if it wasn't for it's constant singing, ironically it was in the exact same brambles by the river where I saw one last year, hopefully it's came back to breed. Also nice to see was a single Greylag Goose Gosling who the twenty or so adults were very protective of. As well as seeing hundreds of House Martin and Swallow over the river, lakes and farmers field I also saw my first Swift of the year, the same farmers field also held an Oystercatcher as well as one being in the field by the Greylags. I also saw my first spot of the Common Tern of the year. The final highlight of today was as brief as it was, the flash of iridescent blue as a Kingfisher crosses your path as it flew from one the lakes onto the river.

Birds seen were Buzzard, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Wren, Robin, Starling, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap (male), Chiffchaff, House Martin, Swallow, Swift, Kingfisher, Common Tern, Collared Dove, Blackbird, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Oystercatcher, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Tufted Duck, Pekin Duck, Mallard, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose and Greylag Goose Gosling.

I only saw one Coot and Canada Goose on the nest but with the lakes at this location having many large islands I suspect there was a few nests on them especially with many Canada Geese located on the islands.