Since my last posting I have been to Nosterfield Nature Reserve with RSPB York Local Group and helped with a community bird watching walk in the Museum gardens. Today I had a stroll around St.Aidan's Nature Park after completing the weekly H&S checks.
Lots of noise from the black-headed gull colony, which is one of the reasons that the black-necked grebes do well here. The gull colony drives away predators which might otherwise threaten the grebes. The pair I saw were too far away to photograph, perhaps on my next visit they may be closer.
On my stroll around the Eastern and Western reedbeds I heard/saw 8 Cetti's warblers. Not all of them were singing, but as the vegetation is still not in full bloom they were easy to spot. Having said that I only got this poor photo of one!
Plenty of ducks; mallard, tufted, goldeneye, shoveler, gadwall and pochard.
Great crested grebes are now looking smart in their summer plumage.
I heard 4 different Bitterns booming as I strolled around the reedbeds. I hope that I am as lucky tomorrow on my Bittern walk at Fairburn. Male reed warblers were also flitting about in the reedbeds.
The littel owls were on view today.
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