I had planned to visit the
northwest of the County this morning and called at Cropston Reservoir first but
there was very little, just a few Great Crested Grebes, Mallard and Tufted
Duck.
I soon moved on to Swithland
Wood and with the southern car park still closed I drove around towards the
village to park in the northern car park.
I then walked through the wood almost to the southern car park and was
rewarded with a Tawny Owl in the holly tree, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers
observed and another five heard drumming, a couple Marsh Tits, two Nuthatches
and two Treecreepers as well as hearing a Jay.
After my circular walk through
the wood I headed for Swithland Reservoir and stopped on the course way where
there were far fewer birds than normal and nothing of note. The northern section was a little better with
a drake Scaup, summer plumaged Black-necked Grebe, two Buzzards and a Raven
being seen.
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