I
barely troubled this snoozing duck as I walked around it on the path
which it had decided to make its bed. The first major change I noted
was the absence of the Bewick's swans - but their poster explained
why and I planned to see if I could peep thru to see them later in my
wanderings. My next noted change was the absence of the Trumpeter
swans...
So,
the former Trumpeter swan lake will now have the Black-necked swans
as residents. Overall, one species of swan is no longer watchable and
the other 2 interesting ones have been swapped location...
The
next change was the closure of the reed bed hide, sigh - this was not
a very productive trip, with river track closures, swan moves, and
now a closed hide! I did however spot a pigeon on the reed bed hide
roof!
I
heard a lot of noise as I trotted further along the path towards the
reed boardwalk and looked up to find a mass of black dots in the air
making the noise....
That last picture is gigantic. :D
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well i plan on going back in either 2 or 3 weeks time - plsu again early August. i would go this weekend, but i have a flower show saturday and village garage sale trail sunday...
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