Saturday, 15 January 2022

East Park, Hull

I checked out East Park on 14th December where I was verbally accosted immediately by three Ring-Necked Parakeets, whilst a female Red-Crested Pochard was very close to the main duck feeding area.  She had absented herself when I returned with my classes this week.  There was only one Parakeet, and it was much more elusive.  We failed to see it on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.   The following few photos are from 14 December.  
Ring-Necked Parakeet
ditto
Red-Crested Pochard
Bog Standard Pochard
Heron
Drake Goosander
ditto
Drake Goosander on a dull day
Black-headed Gull
The remaining photos are from this Tuesday onwards. 721 photos were taken in the excellent light on Wednesday with few photos taken on the ensuing days, but all in beautiful light conditions.  On Wednesday we found the Jay both morning and afternoon, but this was missing all day Thursday and Friday afternoon.
Jay
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Jay (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Ditto
Jay (c) 2022 Symon Fraser
Long-tailed Tit (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Long-tailed Tit
Song Thrush - Tuesday only
Redwing - Tuesday only
Ditto
Mistle Thrush - Wednesday only (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Ditto
Moorhens - every day
Ditto
Ditto
Moorhen (c) 2022 Peter Moizer
Moorhen (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Moorhen (c) 2022 Hugh Wood
Moorhen (c) 2022 Jane Robinson
Pochard - hardest to locate on Friday
Ditto
Pochard (c) Symon Fraser 2022
Ditto
Pochard (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Female Tufted Duck 
Drake Tufted Duck
Ditto
Ditto
Open Wide
Tufted Duck (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Tufted Duck (c) 2022 Peter Moizer
Gadwall
Ditto
Ditto
Gadwall (c) 2022 Lynn Hall
Shoveler (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Erm
Ditto
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Thingy (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Whatsit (c) 2022 Jane Robinson
Heron with a Perch [?] (c) 2022 Lynn Hall
Ditto
Heron
Heron
Ditto
Black-headed Gull, 1st winter [left]
BHGs
Black-headed Gull
Ditto
Same Bird? (c) 2022 Mike Woods
BHG (c) 2022 Symon Fraser
Ditto
Common Gull [left] & BHG & Common Gull (c) 2022 Symon Fraser
Common Gull
Immature Herring Gull
Drake Goosander
Ditto
Ditto
Female Goosander
Ditto
Drake
Ditto
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Female Goosander
Drake Goosander
Female Goosander
Drake Goosander (c) 2022 Tony Robinson
Drake Goosander (c) 2022 Hugh Wood
Female Goosander (c) 2022 Hugh Wood
Goldcrest
Ditto
Goldcrest (c) 2022 Symon Fraser
Ditto
Goldcrest (c) 2022 Peter Moizer
Goldcrest (c) 2022 Jane Robinson
Magpie (c) 2022 Jane Robinson
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Sparrowhawk
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Record Shot of Ring-Necked Parakeet
Stock Dove
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Cormorant
Mute Swans
Mute Swan (c) 2022 Jane Robinson
Canada Geese
Coal Tit
Coot
Coot Battle
ditto
Robin
Leucistic Crow
Anthony's Wasp Nest on Wednesday - by Friday it was much tattier
Meanwhile, during lunch on Wednesday a male Blackcap appeared outside the garden window.
Finally, Margaret has found a beautiful bird on her local pond, and a rather unusual pale companion.
Drake Mandarin (c) 2022 Margaret Richardson
Female Mandarin (c) 2022 Margaret Richardson



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