Aldcliffe path this week
Flying visit to Freeman’s pool, frog pond and wildfowler’s pool a few days ago. A good time for jackdaws and canada geese.
Freemans pool:
quiet, no sign of black headed gulls. pair of canada geese and a pair of mallard seen
Frog pond:
C 30 canada geese
1 greylag
Mute swan 2 adult 1 juvenile
Tufted duck pair
1 moorhen
Woodpigeon c10
Jackdaws in area c50
Possibly one pink footed goose, brownish head and neck seen. Mostly hidden in grass.
Wildflowers pools:
Seemed quiet:
a few mallards
1 moorhen
1 pied wagtail
1 jackdaw (c20 fringe fields)
Shellduck pair flew in to the fringes
Martins 5 above
Fields nearby: 3 canaga geese and 1 greylag
Along path between fp and wfp:
1 common whitethroat atop a hawthorn tree
Intermediate field, willow pond:
Another adult mute swan, alone
