A surprise but welcome half day off work gave me the chance to check some of the local sites for any newly arrived Little Ringed Plovers. Despite having quite a thorough check of likely areas I dipped on the Littles though I did once again find a pair of Ringeds whilst on my travels. With the sky continuing the grey theme that has dominated this week it was perhaps a little optimistic to look for signs of spring but they do say that if you don't try you don't get!
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| Ringed Plovers and Mallards. |
Having completed my plovery investigations I headed along to the A43 pond at Weldon to check on the birds there. An absence of Canada Geese suggests that the nest building swans did eventually run them out of town, the cob was amusing himself today by bothering a few mallards instead. There seemed to be rather a lot of hostility in the air with many of the local birds squabbling with their rivals as they look to establish territories or pair bonds. The young Dabchick that was causing such offence to the adult pair has still not taken the hint and continues to annoy them by staying put, it either doesn't know or perhaps just doesn't care that three's a crowd! Other species included Tufted Ducks and Gadwalls as well both Coots and Moorhens. Nothing else to report and back to work tomorrow so I'll have to wait until Sunday for more nature spotting opportunities.
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| Tufted Ducks, Dabchick and Coot. |
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