Amazingly this was my first trip to Plantsbrook Nature Reserve in over six months, it was a great time to go though with plenty of juvenile waterfowl and all the trees, bushes and flowers are in full bloom.
Juvenile waterfowl were thirty five Coot, five Duckling and three Moorhen, obviously there may have been more juveniles but it was hard to keep tracks with them going in and out of the reeds. Also on the nest were a Mute Swan and eight Coot.
The Mute Swan has chosen a much better nesting site than in previous years, the nest in previous years has been accessible by foot if you wanted to wade through the swampy water, where this year she has nested in amongst the reed bed totally surrounded by large areas of water, which is a relief because in the past 'people' have tried to kill the adults and destroy the eggs or chicks.
New additions since my last visit are a Muscovy Duck, Indian Runner Duck and a Domestic Goose, who all seemed to stick together wherever they went so I presume they were either dumped there are the RSPCA have left them there, saying that they did look fit and healthy, the only problem being that they had no fear of humans at all which doesn't bode well with some of the morons that visit here, time will tell, hopefully they will be fine.
Birds seen today were Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Robin, Wren, Dunnock, Starling, Great Spotted Woodpecker,Song Thrush, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Grey Wagtail, Grey Heron. Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen, Coot, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Muscovy Duck, Indian Runner Duck, Domestic Goose and Canada Goose.
I also had a quick walk over to Pype Hayes Park pool where there three Canada Goose Goslings and two juvenile Coot and Moorhen and one Canada Goose on the nest. Unfortunately there was also a dead male Mallard on the waters edge which looked like it had been run over by some idiot, I buried the poor beast at least.
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