I took the path to the west of the large lake, past the island and pitch and putt course, through an avenue of trees down to Broome Manor Lane. The resident black swan seemed to be missing although it was seen a few days ago and apart from some small groups of canada geese and more gulls there wasn't a lot to see. However, turning left onto the footpath, and back into the wooded area, I came to a bird feeding area with a bird table and a couple of benches. It had obviously been tidied up over recent months and now was a pleasant area to sit and watch. On arrival a greater spotted woodpecker was on the coconut feeder but flew off and didn't return. Members of the tit family were visiting regularly (apart from coal tit); blue tit, great tit, long tailed tit and two marsh tits. Also a couple of nuthatches, who were the only species that seemed to stay long enough to get a photo, the others were in and out very quickly. A large nearby fallen tree trunk had been 'baited' with seed and during my visit a group of children came along and emptied small bags of birdfood at different spot on the log. Someone else also came past and, seeing my camera and binoculars, informed me that recently some siskins had been feeding in that area, on the ground, but although I looked out for them, there were none seen. After watching for some time, it seemed to be getting colder so I got up and walked the remaining distance back to the car. I noticed a single pochard amongst the gulls and swans ( new for year) and searched for any common gulls but couldn't see one of those today.
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