Pete's Favourite Things

Went for a stroll this morning starting by visiting the Tarn to check if the Little Grebe is still present. I didn’t locate him at first but later saw it feeding in its favourite area near the western island. As I walked along the side of the Tarn I noticed a small bird in a tree on the eastern island. It was very active and it took me a while to catch up with it as it flitted backwards and forwards through the tree. Eventually I got a good look and it was a Common Chiffchaff, a first site record for the year. Also first Mallard chicks of the year.

I then went onto Eltham Palace Gardens which were busy with visitors but there are some places in the park are still quiet and unvisited. There were 2 stock Doves feeding with the Woodpigeons on the surrounding fields and a Grey Heron flew over causing some connsternation amongst the birds especially the Crows and Thrushes.

Still the only butterfly seen was a single Small white

Day List
Greylag Goose [sp] (Anser anser)
Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Grey Heron [sp] (Ardea cinerea)
Common Moorhen [sp] (Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot [sp] (Fulica atra)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
Stock Dove [sp] (Columba oenas)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Rose-ringed Parakeet [sp] (Psittacula krameri)
European Green Woodpecker [sp] (Picus viridis)
Eurasian Magpie [sp] (Pica pica)
Carrion Crow [sp] (Corvus corone)
Great Tit [sp] (Parus major)
Eurasian Blue Tit [sp] (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Long-tailed Tit [sp] (Aegithalos caudatus)
Common Chiffchaff [sp] (Phylloscopus collybita)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
Song Thrush [sp] (Turdus philomelos)
European Robin [sp] (Erithacus rubecula)
European Greenfinch [sp] (Carduelis chloris)
European Goldfinch [sp] (Carduelis carduelis)