10/11/2009

One FIRECREST showed well today at the Golf Course between telephone poles '1' and '3' along the wooded footpath.

TO VIEW

Park at the south end of Burdon Lane. Enter the immediately obvious Golf Course. As you enter, on your right you will see a noticeboard, this is where the entrance to the wooded footpath is. Walk roughly 300 metres down the path, this is the favoured area (between posts '678' and '3', today they were seen more specifically between '1' and '3'). However, the birds can be seen anywhere along the wooded footpath and may visit adjacent gardens on one side and wooded patches on the other etc.

2 GOLDCRESTS showed tightly together near post '3'. 8 ROBINS were active and vocal. 2+ CARRION CROWS and 4+ WOODPIGEONS were noted. 2 WRENS seen including one behaving a bit like a Goldcrest, creeping the tops of some large bushes/small trees. 2 GREAT TITS noted. 1+ BLUE TIT noted. 7 over-head BLACK-HEADED GULLS logged. 3+ BLACKBIRDS along/around the wooded footpath.

Just 10 species noted.

IN OTHER NEWS

2+ JACKDAWS again at Overton Park. 1+ COMMON GULL there with strong numbers of BLACK-HEADED GULLS throughout the day. 1 GREY WAGTAIL was heard in the morning around Belmont Park and presumably the same bird flew low c.north over Belmont Heights from Belmont Park. GOLDCREST y'day Burdon Lane.