A morning stroll around the Tarn.
Alongside one of the Islands I saw a bird and at first thought it was a young coot or Moorhen but once located in the binoculars it turned out to be a stunning Little Grebe in breeding plumage.
This is my first sighting on the Tarn since a long-staying individual in the late 1990’s so quite a turn-up.
The coots are nesting
One pair of Greylag geese has already produced its family
Later in the morning 2 House Martins fly over the garden heading NW – another year bird. A small white butterfly was briefly in the garden again today.
Bird List
Greylag Goose [sp] (Anser anser)
Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Little Grebe [sp] (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Common Moorhen [sp] (Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot [sp] (Fulica atra)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
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)
Common House Martin [sp] (Delichon urbicum)
Long-tailed Tit [sp] (Aegithalos caudatus)
Eurasian Wren [sp] (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
European Greenfinch [sp] (Carduelis chloris)
European Goldfinch [sp] (Carduelis carduelis)
Butterfly list
Small White (Artogeia rapae)
Pete's Favourite Things 