Kingsbury Water Park.

Being as the weather forecast was correct for a change, it was off to Kingsbury Water Park to take in some biridng and spectacular sunshine and blues skies.

Today was one of the first ever times I've been out and not seen a Tit, I did actually hear a Blue Tit but I'm not counting that. But highlights I actually did see were a wonderful pair of Green Woodpecker, a singing Skylark, plenty of singing Whitethroat and Reed Bunting, a great singing lone Willow Warbler, thousands of Swift, Swallow and House Martin and a pair of Shelduck.

Birds seen were Kestrel, Buzzard, Skylark, Whitethroat, Reed Bunting, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Wren, Robin, Starling, Green Woodpecker, Jay, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Common Tern, Lapwing, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Shelduck, Wigeon, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Pekin Duck, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose and the following young waterfowl, Canada Goose Gosling (25), Greylag Goose Gosling (6) Duckling (12) and Coot (2) as well as the following nesting birds Great Crested Grebe (1) and Coot (1). By the car park I also saw a House Martin nest cheekily being occupied by a chirpy House Sparrow, adult Starling clearly going too and from a nest and 3 House Sparrow nesting sights.

I thought I'd also crowbar of a photograph of the Fudge cat in today's post being as she's 16 today, she's still going strong despite having no teeth, a missing claw, no fur on one of her ears and sometimes having to go the toilet like her life depends on it. Happy Birthday Fudge.....