Trip over to Solihull today to visit Babbs Mill Nature Reserve where it was nice to see nesting waterfowl which were Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe and Coot (2). Also it was a pleasure to see a Whitethroat collecting nesting material, this location has always been an excellent place to see Whitethroat.
There were at least two Kestrels present, one circling high above the open grassland, the other flying across the lake being very noisy.
Birds seen today were Kestrel, Whitethroat, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Wren, Starling, Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Feral Pigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Coot, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Canada Goose and Domestic Goose.
The only downside of the visit was this disgraceful act of vandalism among the reed beds where Reed Warbler nest and breed, unfortunately this location is always plagued by arson during the Spring/Summer months, difficult to see how they are going to breed in this area now with very little reeds remaining, bloody chavs !
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