Pype Hayes Park.

First trip to Pype Hayes today for while which is mainly due to the heavy roadworks going on around the roads to the park over the summer holidays.

Highlight of the was seeing a rather resplendent looking juvenile Robin, other juveniles seen were Bullfinch, Reed Warbler, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie and three Mallard Ducklings.

Birds seen today were Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Bullfinch, Nuthatch, Reed Warbler, House Sparrow, Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Mute Swan, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard and Canada Goose.

I didn't see the resident Muscovy Duck today but it could have been asleep on the island which is very overgrown and it's impossible to see what's on there.

The only other news is bad news, after the female Mute Swan was decapitated last year the male has now been run over and killed on the road between Pype Hayes Park and Plantsbrook Nature Reserve, the roads around the park are a nightmare and are well known for 'speeders', in fact there was collision on Monday (17/08/2015), but how you manage to run over and kill a Swan is beyond me, they aren't exactly known for the speed when on terra firma.