This evening, Sunday 9th April
Frog pond:
21 swans in and around, probs all mute swans. The most I’ve yet counted. Incl several juvs. Also at frog pond: several greylags, Canada geese, black headed gulls. 2 oystercatchers.
Hills behind frog pond:
Dozens of herring gulls, including juveniles, gathered. More circling and arriving.
Freeman’s pond:
Black headed gull central. Other quieter species braving it: a pair of tufted ducks, f Goldeneye, oystercatcher.