Your day's wildlife

[gbb]

A day for me today, coulda done, shoulda done so much but kids been at home for 2 weeks...suns kinda shining, im off out, local country park...
Snipe, hunkered down on the edge of a lake by reeds.
Jack snipe, ironically had been within 20 ft of me, only saw it when it was startled away by new arrivals in the hide. Notably lighter build than a snipe.
Two (i assume) treecreepers in woodland, struggled to get a long look at them.
Lots of Bluetits
Long tailed tits
Green Woodpecker
Gray Wagtail
A pair of Ring Neck Parakeets, nestled in a tree, all lovey dovey

Not a great photo, but done at some distance.

Great Crested Grebes,.lots of em
A Little Grebe (Dabchick)
Heron, notably light plumage, made me wonder for a minute but it was in some deep grassland
All the other usual stuff...
A good couple hours ..back to reality now, prepping kids teas

 

[Poacher]

Pair of Mallard just flew in to our little pond. There's not enough duckweed to satisfy them, but they may thin out the tadpole (over)population.

 

[Gillstay]

Tadpoles needed over here. All our frogs seem to have died out. Population was building nicely despite the amount of Pheasant about, but this year none. very sad. No toads either.

 

[Poacher]

Tadpoles needed over here. All our frogs seem to have died out. Population was building nicely despite the amount of Pheasant about, but this year none. very sad. No toads either.

Frogs seemed to be in terminal decline here over the last ten years or so, down to a single clump of spawn two years ago, but this year probably ten clumps. They seem to be developing immunity to that fungal disease. I certainly hope so.