On an average day in our local park you will get to see Mallard, Grey Heron, Wood Pigeon, Crow, Jackdaw, Magpie, Robin, Chaffinch, Coot, Blue Tit, Great Tit, House Sparrow, Wren, Ring-necked Parakeet and Blackbird. They are the birds you seem to get all the time. If you are lucky you also get to see Long-tailed tit, Treecreeper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Jay, Dunnock, Nuthatch. Today I was lucky enough to see all of these. I guess the list of birds you might see is longer, at times we get Greenfinch and Goldcrest, for example, but for one morning walk it wasn’t bad. I was especially pleased to get a great view of the woodpecker, probably my favourite bird. He flew from one tree to another, striking one great pose after another, and I had my binoculars, so I could study him at length. And it was lovely to see a pair of Nuthatch and a pair of Treecreepers. They might breed in the park this year. And much to my surprise I also got to see Tufted Duck and Cormorant today, not regular visitors to the park.
The breeding birds seem to be returning again at the moment. The first Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers, and the Godwits are back. The first Lapwing egg has been found. So it must be spring. Now all I want are the Swifts to come whizzing past my windows again.
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