Heavy rain all morning driven by a strong SW wind. It managed to stay dry for most of the afternoon.
No other reports received yet, and I didn't have much time today - Malcolm
Middleton Nature Reserve
Main pond
Mute Swan pair, both on the water, plus an immature
Mallard pair
Tufted Duck 2 pairs
No Shoveler seen
Little grebe 1 in summer plumage
Chiffchaff 1 singing
"no swimming" pond
Mute Swan pair
Tufted Duck 8 (2 female)
Teal pair
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| Male Mallard and Teal |
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| Female Teal |
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| Some of the nests in the Middleton Rd Rookery were looking precarious |
Just out of the recording area. This semi leucistic Blackbird was in the horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall.
His piebald plumage is actually a better camouflage.
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