Harold Park
Another foggy morning meant a later start over at Harold Park,South Bradford as things
gradually brightened up late morning with a temperature of 12°C.The lake was full of Coots,
we counted 78 but just one Canada, two Great Crested Grebes were present & the pair of
Mute Swans had two juveniles with them.Others included Tufted Duck,Moorhens with juvs
& Mallards.
We walked further up the Park to the small pond, this area was busier than normal with birds
flitting about in the tree tops.There were good numbers of Thrushes including Mistle,Blackbirds
& a couple of Redwing, leading us to think migrants had boosted the numbers.We also saw a
flock of birds feeding some going quickly over our heads in more ways than one,our best guess
would be Goldfinch, we did ID two of these along with a couple of Blue Tits & a Chaffinch in a
nearby tree.
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| This Pigeon posed so well we couldn't resist |
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| Great Crested Grebe |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Mute Swan Juvs |
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| male Tufted Duck |
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| Moorhen |
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| Moorhen Juv |
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| Mistle Thrush |
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| Redwing |
In the nearby fields on our arrival at Park Dam were 38 grazing Canadas, in the hedgerow were
more Blackbirds with the resident House Sparrows. The lake held Mallard,Coot,Moorhen, a pair
of Great Crested Grebe with a Juvenile & three Little Grebes, two possible Juvs.
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| Little Grebe-poss Juv |
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| must be lunch time |
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| Adult & Juv Little Grebes |
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