Pype Hayes Park.

Nice early morning trip to a Pype Hayes Park that was bathed in sunshine.

Highlight of the day was watching a Grey Heron stalking and killing a mouse with maximum stealth precision, I did feel sorry for the mouse especially as it let a loud squeal when it was dispatched raper-like style, but that's nature. Highlights bird wise was seeing the young waterfowl including eight Ducklings on the pool and eight Ducklings on the Plants Brook, also seeing a male and female Blackcap collecting insects along the Brook presumably for some young and seeing House Sparrows collecting nesting material.

Birds seen were Buzzard, Blue Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Robin, Blackcap (male and female), Chiffchaff, Starling, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Stock Dove, Collared Dove, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Muscovy Duck, Mallard, Canada Goose as well as the following young, Duckling (16), Moorhen (1), Coot (1) and the following nesting birds, Great Crested Grebe (1) and Canada Goose (1).

I didn't manage to photograph any butterflies today but I did see Orange Tip, Green-veined White, Peacock and Speckled Wood varieties.