Today was the time to visit Ward End Park for the first time for a while to see if there were any juvenile birds around and it was great to see nine Canada Goose Goslings, two Mallard Ducklings as well as juvenile Song Thrush, Long Tailed Tit and Carrion Crow as well as one nesting Coot.
It was great to get some really nice shots of the above Grey Heron, the only problem being that it was very closely watching the two very small Mallard Ducklings but the Heron was getting all it's own way as it was constantly being harassed by Carrion Crows and Magpies.
It was hard to tell how many juveniles were amongst the Long Tailed Tit flock but the flock in itself seemed very large with about twenty to thirty birds.
As on every visit I've ever made to this location, it was yet again sadly let down by the disgusting state the majority of the pool and park is in, the pool is appalling, there are so many carrier bags and general litter in the water it's unfathomable, the carrier bags (which number in the hundreds) have even got algae growing all over them, the park itself is full of 'picnickers' and general litter, I've complained many times to the relevant people but it always falls on deaf ears, this is a grand old park that the local community should be proud of and not just there to treat as one big litter bin, shame on them !
Birds seen today were, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Greenfinch, Chiffchaff, House Sparrow, Robin, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Collared Dove, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Swift, Grey Heron, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard and Canada Goose.
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