Thursday, 26 February 2026

It's a washout!

It rained all day. It rained heavily all day! A SW wind.

Knowlys Rd 
Pale-bellied Brent goose 8 - David Kaye

It was just a day to see what you can see from a car. I checked a few spots and saw, mainly rain! (Malcolm)

Imperial Rd
The only things of note were 6 Little Egret in the horse field just east of the roundabout.

Middleton Nature Reserve - main pond 
Mute Swan pair plus 3 immature 
Mallard 20+
These two males were fighting over a female.






Tufted Duck 11 minimum, both males and females


These were working on their synchronised diving, doing quite well after a bit of practice.

Gadwall 4 males

No Shovelers seen
Several Coot and a Moorhen, there was no sign of a Little grebe.

The feeders were well stocked and attracting several species.
Blackbird 2
Reed Bunting 4 (2males)
Ronin 1
Dunnock 2
Great Tit 2
Blue Tit 2
Long-Tailed Tit 4
Great and Blue Tits

Great and Long-Tailed Tits

This male Reed Bunting was finding the morsels dropped from the feeders.