Saturday 17th May a.m.
Another lovely day today with sunshine & a temperature of 16.5°C when we arrived at
Harold Park in the South Bradford area.The first bird we saw was a
Mistle Thrush in the
sunshine,a
Coot chick was growing fast now fending for itself.On the water were
Canadas,
Coots,Mallards,Moorhen,Gt C. Grebe & Tufted Duck.
We moved down the road a short distance to Park Dam where it was great to see a pair of
Mute Swans with seven Cygnets.It was also good to see a pair of
Gt C. Grebes with three
chicks, their black & white stripes making them very distinctive.The Swans are very protective
to the little ones & when a Canada got too close it was chased off.Others seen here were
Coots,
Moorhen,Mallards,Tufted Duck,Swallows & Swift.
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| Great Crested Grebe |
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| Gt C. Grebe with chicks |
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| Coot chick at Harold Park |
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| Mistle Thrush at Harold Park |
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| Mute Swan Cygnet |
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| Four Cygnets |
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| Mute Swans with their Cygnets |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Canada being chased off |
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| Harold Park pond |
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| Park Dam 17/5/2014 |
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