A morning walk round the patch.
At last the algal bloom seems to be clearing from the Tarn but it may be a long time until the water quality returns to normal.
Although there is still quite a covering of algae at the eastern end of the Tarn
Despite clear water there is little waterbird activity with just a few Mallard, Coot and Moorhens present.
The male Muscovy duck is still around but there is no sign of his female.
There is always something to delight though and a party of Long-tailed Tits is flitting through the trees on the water’s edge.
As I am leaving a Sparrowhawk is circling above and soon attracts the attention of the local crows which rise to chase it off
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Mallard [sp] (Anas platyrhynchos)
Eurasian Sparrowhawk [sp] (Accipiter nisus)
Common Moorhen [sp] (Gallinula chloropus)
Eurasian Coot [sp] (Fulica atra)
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Common Pigeon [sp] (Columba livia)
Common Wood Pigeon [sp] (Columba palumbus)
Rose-ringed Parakeet [sp] (Psittacula krameri)
Eurasian Magpie [sp] (Pica pica)
Western Jackdaw [sp] (Coloeus monedula)
Carrion Crow [sp] (Corvus corone)
Eurasian Blue Tit [sp] (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Long-tailed Tit [sp] (Aegithalos caudatus)
Common Blackbird [sp] (Turdus merula)
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