Nice early morning walk around Ward End Park today, it was very quiet bird wise but it's great to visit locations when they are in their Autumnal splendour.
It was a shame not to hear any House Sparrow near the flats, maybe they were quiet, had a visit from a predator and more likely because I didn't notice the presence of any feeders which is a real shame as they probably struggle for food around that area especially at this time of the year.
There were plenty of Gulls, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Canada Goose present though, it was a shame to see no Grey Heron or Mute Swan though even though I have seen them when passing by the park at other times of the year, I also didn't see any Great Spotted Woodpecker or Song/Mistle Thrush which are normally 'staples' when I visit this site.
Thankfully most of the park was clean but there was still a large amount of cans, bottles and takeaway refuse to be found all the same in certain areas, aside again from a few plastic bottles the pool was clean which is amazing as it's normally never like that even when a Prime Minister visits as I was told by the council workers once 'we don't clean the pool as the camera's won't go down there.
Birds seen today were, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Moorhen, Coot and Canada Goose.
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