On the pool it was great to see two Mute Swan Cygnets, no juvenile Coot though even though three were still on the nest but another appeared to have been abandoned or raided by Gulls or Corvids, I'll get back to the pool later in this post.
Other highlights were having a Green Woodpecker fly right in front of me, watching a Kestrel hovering above the large open moorland, seeing and hearing a male Blackcap, Skylark, Linnet, Nuthatch, Chiffchaff and watching a Grey Heron fly overhead on the same patch of land where the Kestrel was, so could fully observe how magnificent they look in flight.
Birds seen today were, Kestrel, Skylark, Linnet, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Nuthatch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Greenfinch, Robin, Dunnock, Wren, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Song Thrush, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Swift, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot and Canada Goose.
It's never nice seeing deceased birds/animals, strange though to see dead almost side by side, hopefully it was just a coincidence, I'm never convinced though when people (especially in large numbers) are close to wildlife.
Now I've lulled you in with a few nice photos from the park, I'm afraid it's rant time!
Firstly there was a disgusting amount of litter near the entrance/exit going all the way up to the pool and further on up to the copse, most of the litter was cans, bottles, pizza boxes, carrier bags etc, and that kind of general stuff that people can bring into locations like this but refuse then to place in a bin when finished with or even take it home with them, is if that wasn't bad enough the pool was absolutely disgusting especially as most of the litter was discarded bread bags, feeding the waterfowl bread is bad enough but then to compound that error by not disposing of the bag properly so it ends up the water is unforgivable, take your litter home with you!
Then we have the cyclists/runners have no consideration for others (and is was the majority of them) whizzing passed you at all speeds out of nowhere within inches of you, if you're going to visit a location like this, think about a) social distancing and b) regardless of anything else think about other people who have gone there to enjoy the site and the wildlife that inhabit it, it's not a bloody race track!
Then finally we have the other idiots who enter and leave the car park like it's a race, yet again regardless of anything else, it's dangerous and careless at the best of times but with the park being especially busy at the moment with the car park packed and limited space, racing around like an utter fool will get a child or pet killed, just think people!
Sorry to end an a sour note but sometimes certain things have to be said, partly because of this I shall be visiting other locations next week but sadly it will probably be the same wherever I go, anyway birding I must, so birding I will :)
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