Wednesday, 24 February 2016

KINGFISHER AND WATER RAIL AT COATE WATER

A pleasant afternoon at Coate Water. Clear blue skies and little wind.  A  good number of species seen today, including a kingfisher sitting in a tree near Hide 1 and a water rail at Hide 2, tempted out by some bird seed I put out. 
Species of note were:
 blackheaded gull, herring gull, canada geese, mute swan, mallard, tufted duck, gadwall, pochard, teal, great crested grebe, goosander, heron, cormorant, goldcrest, tree creeper,  greater spotted woodpecker, blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit, chaffinch, wren, dunnock, moorhen, coot, robin, jackdaw, jay, wood pigeon,  pied wagtail, kingfisher and water rail, 

water rail


kingfisher

wren

great crested grebe

long tailed tits
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