Great morning for a spot of birdwatching today, the weather forecast was limited visibility due to mist/fog, what a load of rubbish that turned out to be because it was a glorious crisp and cold morning without a single cloud in the sky.
Highlights including the sighting of a Little Egret, a Kestrel hunting near the golf course and seeing and hearing many songbirds.
Even though the pool was mainly frozen over there were still large areas for the waterfowl to enjoy, the Mallards, Coots and Moorhens certainly didn't enjoy walking on the ice, it was a shame watching them slipping and sliding all over the place but still comical all the same.
Great to see so many Moorhen along the Plants Brook including many of this juveniles, just a pity they won't be visible come the Spring/Summer when the non native and evasive Himalayan Balsam once again takes it's stranglehold along the riverbank.
Birds seen today were, Kestrel, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Starling, Blackbird, Jay, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Moorhen, Coot, Mallard, Muscovy Duck and Canada Goose.
I've said this on many occasions but it really is great to see the Muscovy Duck that was rescued from a bad owner by the RSPCA and relocated to the pool doing so well, the transformation from a scared and bedraggled bird to the magnificent and confident bird that it is now is amazing.
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