After a long weekend away it was a day for catching up in the office. Went down to the Tarn at lunchtime to see if the Little Grebe was still present but could not see it. The 6 Greylag Goose chicks are doing well and seem about twice the size they were last week. A second Muscovy Duck (a female) has appeared since last week to join the male that has been present since the beginning of year. 2 pairs of Coots are on nests and I think there are at least 2 Canada Goose nests on the Islands. Otherwise fairly quiet.
In the afternoon a Holly Blue butterfly was in the Garden.
Photo by Sarah ( http://www.flickr.com/people/dluogs/)
Bird List
Greylag Goose [sp] (Anser anser) inc 6 Juveniles
Canada Goose [sp] (Branta canadensis)
Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Common Moorhen [sp] (Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot [sp] (Fulica atra)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker [sp] (Dendrocopos major)
Eurasian Magpie [sp] (Pica pica)
Carrion Crow [sp] (Corvus corone)
Great Tit [sp] (Parus major)
Eurasian Blue Tit [sp] (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Eurasian Wren [sp] (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Common Starling [sp] (Sturnus vulgaris)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
Song Thrush [sp] (Turdus philomelos)
European Robin [sp] (Erithacus rubecula)
Butterfly list
Holly Blue (Celastrina argiolus)
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