Birding Group Visit to Marbury Park 25 June 2024
The last birding group morning out of the “term” was to Marbury. It was a very hot day and, although we didn’t see much special, we did get a single yer tick – a Kingfisher. The woods were full of the singing of Song Thrushes, Blackbirds, Blackcaps and Wrens.
On the water there were a lot of Great crested Grebes and their young, a couple of Tufted Ducks, some Mallards and a few swans. Interestingly, there were a couple of Common Terns perched on the wooden posts in the mere.
On the way back I got good views of a Buzzard flying low over the meadow by the path by the road. It eventually perched in a tree.
We couldn’t spend too long at Marbury because our “planning lunch” was at 12 noon – the only time they could fit is in. As usual the planning was a bit opaque and the schedule will be forwarded to us tomorrow.
Bird Sightings : Marbury Park 15th June 2024
| Species | No |
|---|---|
| Blackbird | 3 |
| Blackcap | 1 |
| Buzzard | 1 |
| Canada Goose | 20 |
| Chaffinch | 1 |
| Chiffchaff | 2 |
| Common Tern | 2 |
| Coot | 4 |
| Dunnock | 1 |
| Goldfinch | 4 |
| Great Crested Grebe | 20 |
| Grey Heron | 1 |
| Kingfisher | 1 |
| Lapwing | 6 |
| Little Egret | 1 |
| Magpie | 3 |
| Mallard | 30 |
| Mute Swan | 4 |
| Robin | 2 |
| Shelduck | 4 |
| Song Thrush | 1 |
| Swallow | 1 |
| Woodpigeon | 4 |
| Wren | 1 |