Saturday 15th August a.m.
Harold Park
A bright sunny start to the day with a temperature of 14°C, a good selection of birds at Harold Park around the Lake area.These included
Mallard,Canada,Coot,Moorhen,Mute Swan,BH Gull & Tufted Duck there was also a pair of
GC Grebes with three chicks & a Juvenile GC Grebe.
Park Dam
A short distance down the road at Park Dam there was a similar selection of birds but the
GC Grebes had five chicks & there was also a pair of
Little Grebes with three chicks.Also we were pleased to see four
Swifts over the water together with
House Martins &
Swallows.As we were heading off we put the camera away in its case but as we were about to leave the field we noticed a bird on the O/H wire, a
Kestrel! Well you can imagine slight panic set in as we had to retrieve the camera from its case take the lens cover off & quickly try & get a snap. As it turned out the Kestrel was in no rush & so we got our snap, it then went down into the field quite close to us & we managed a couple more, a good end to the mornings birding.
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| Kestrel |
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| GC Grebe Juv |
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| GC Grebe |
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| GC Grebe with chick |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Little Grebe & chick |
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| male Tufted Duck |
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| Harold Park |
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| Park Dam |
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