Today after work I had precisely 32 minutes spare to spend on the patch. There was no time to hit the river... but, thought I, 32 minutes is 32 minutes. Only question was what to do with it. I parked up by the cross-paths near the
Feeding Station and decided to walk a
loop along the north path of
Lapwing Lake, hang a right at
Bob's Bridge and then head back to the
Blue Pearl along the track through
Upper Moss Side.
It was quite interesting. Bins 'n' ears only today;
Blackbird, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Coot, Carrion Crow, Dunnock, Goldcrest, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, LBBG, GBBG, Grey Heron, Jackdaw, Jay, Magpie, Moorhen, Grey Partridge (calling from the
Snipe Fields),
Pheasant, Redwing, Robin, Song Thrush, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Treecreeper, Water Rail (2 calling from the
Phrag Field... a new location),
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wood Pigeon and
Wren. A grand total of 32 species... one per minute... be interesting to see what the river gives up in its first 32 minutes tomorrow :o
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