Talk:Osterley Park

From Londonbirders

Tom Smith's PatchList 2008

The list (32 species so far)

Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Coot, Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Ring-necked Parakeet, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Starling, Chaffinch.

The trips:

2/1/08

A quick morning stomp round the Middle Lake yielded a reasonable 32 species, none of which were terribly exciting. For the first 15 minutes I saw nothing but magpies and woodpigeons, so I guess I should be grateful to have seen anything at all. The highlight was probably the nuthatch, only the second one I've seen in the park. Also notable were the little grebe I found skulking round the island, and a rather high number of shoveler. The other birds were mute swan, canada goose, egyptian goose (only 2 of the usual 4), Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Coot, Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Feral Pigeon, Ring-necked Parakeet, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Starling, Chaffinch.

Unfortunately a 9.30 appointment with the dentist meant I didn't have time to explore the hinterlands of the park, nor to hunt down a few park regulars (pied wag, green woodpecker, goldcrest). I should have time for at least one more trip before university calls, though - hopefully I'll get something decent then.