What with this being my first birding trip out for three weeks for various reasons I decided yesterday was an ideal occasion to visit the wonderful Middleton Lakes RSPB nature reserve in Warwickshire.
The main incident of the day was when c.100 Greylag Goose took to the air circling around and making a right racket, they were presumably 'spooked' by a predator of some kind, maybe a raptor or fox, after flying around in the air for about ten minutes they eventually settled at the other end of the reserve to which they originally were, whatever the reason for them flying up it was a great visual and aural occasion to witness. It was great to see so many Mute Swan, Grey Heron and Lapwing in particular on the reserve as well as sightings of Snipe, Little Egret and Shoveler. Off the water it was great to see Stonechat, Reed Bunting, House Martin, Green Woodpecker and it was also great to get up close and personal with Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Coal, Tit, Chaffinch, Dunnock and Robin at the unofficial feeding station by the boardwalk just before you reach the reserve.
Birds seen today were, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Wren, Robin, Wren, Stonechat, Nuthatch, Reed Bunting, Starling, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Pheasant (cock and hen), Pied Wagtail, Little Egret, Lapwing, Snipe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Shoveler. Teal, Gadwall, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Greylag Goose and Canada Goose.
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