DAWN
CHORUS WALK
Saturday May 6th 2017
Robin’s and Chris’s Dawn walk was very successful with 25 bird
species seen and heard. The weather was fairly gloomy and cold but it did not
deter the birds or the humans.22 people including a number of children set out after a
short ‘be careful’ talk from Robin. We
stopped at the Bailey bridge and noted blue tit and blackcap calling. Also in
the distance a willow warbler’s song could be heard sounding as Shelagh
described it as a falling waterfall of tuneful notes. Near the weir,
unfortunately no sand martins, but there were 2 canada geese on the far bank,
one of them with a gosling peeping out from under her wing and as we moved away
she stood up and many of us saw 5 young ones scuttling to hide.
We continued past Tag ponds spotting common whitethroat,robin and willow warblers singing, perched on top of bushes. We listened to the delightful song of a wren. “A bird that punches well above its weight in song “ Shelagh’s pen identifying bird song came in very useful.Down to the feeding station picking up more birds then onto the lagoon. 4-5 reed warblers noisily making their presence felt, defending their territories. A heron flew over and little grebes were calling.By now some children were feeling cold so we made our way back to the cabin. Here Robin and Chris set up camping stoves and very soon the tantalizing smell of cooking bacon was apparent. Bacon butties !! what a splendid way to finish a most enjoyable walk.Many thanks to everyone who took part.
There is another walk next Saturday 13th , May do come along.
We continued past Tag ponds spotting common whitethroat,robin and willow warblers singing, perched on top of bushes. We listened to the delightful song of a wren. “A bird that punches well above its weight in song “ Shelagh’s pen identifying bird song came in very useful.Down to the feeding station picking up more birds then onto the lagoon. 4-5 reed warblers noisily making their presence felt, defending their territories. A heron flew over and little grebes were calling.By now some children were feeling cold so we made our way back to the cabin. Here Robin and Chris set up camping stoves and very soon the tantalizing smell of cooking bacon was apparent. Bacon butties !! what a splendid way to finish a most enjoyable walk.Many thanks to everyone who took part.
There is another walk next Saturday 13th , May do come along.
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