No 1.
After the inaugural meeting in July, 6th August 2022 was the start of
the club activities, now including the outdoor element! The weather and light was good, and the
gentle stroll around the Allestree Park lake turned up some nice goodies to
start our club list.
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Mute Swan |
Dunnock |
Robin |
Carrion Crow |
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Canada Goose |
Moorhen |
Tufted Duck |
Coot |
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Woodpigeon |
Black Headed
Gull |
Mallard |
Little Grebe |
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Grey Heron |
Mandarin Duck |
Buzzard |
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There was no universal decision on the Bird of the Walk, so
there are 3 nominations (in yellow). The early sighting of a drifting Buzzard
was nice, and there was healthy debate about Wood Duck v female Mandarin Duck.
(The Mandarin won!) The smallest bird on the water made a rare appearance, and
spotting the Little Grebe repeatedly diving in the reed area needed good
eyesight.
This was a photo taken in the morning of our first walk at Allestree Lake,
facing East.
A blog post will be put on this site after each monthly walk, so with the next walk on Friday 2nd September, report number 2 will be on c3rd September.
The blog site is Allesbirdtree.blogspot.com. If you wish to add any comments, or have some birding
news to share, you are most welcome to post a comment at the end of the blog.
David
