Regent’s Park
Common Whitethroat: 4 birds present in areas 2, 31, 34 and 39.
Apart from these there are a few Chiffchaffs beginning to take up territories as well as Blackcaps. The pair of Kestrels in area 48 were seen mating this morning.
Bushy Park
Common Shelduck: a pair dropped into the Brew House Fields again this morning.
Common Buzzard: three singles were seen; one flew low south at 9.10am and two very high thermaling birds were seen at 12.30 and 12.40pm.
Common Whitethroat: a slight increase today with at least 6 present.
Willow Warbler: again only one heard.
Reed Bunting: a male was singing by the Scrape.
A very high Buzzard, not easily picked out on a bright blue sky
Still only 3 Swallows present in the Stockyard
Unless the grass starts to grow soon, Skylarks will struggle to find a safe place to nest.
A couple of songsters by the eastern end of Dukes Head Passage.
The male stands guard as the female emerges after depositing a few leaves in the nest.
A Crow collects mud to line his/her nest.
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