Tuesday 22 July 2008 - South View, Polesworth - 22/07/2008

Tuesday 22nd July 2008

South View, Polesworth, Warwickshire

An early morning surprise was being woken up by a calling Red-legged Partridge sitting on top of my roof!  A trio of birds then pecked around the feeding station briefly before running off up the lane.  Also around the feeders today were up to four Bullfinch and a female Great Spotted Woodpecker as well as the more usual stuff.

Cattle Egrets Breed In Britain!

News filtered through today that a pair of Cattle Egrets have bred this year at an undisclosed site in Somerset.  They managed to successfully raise a single chick in a mixed Grey Heron and Little Egret colony.  I also found out that a pair of Purple Herons built a nest last year at Minsmere RSPB, Suffolk.  Unfortunately the nest was washed away by the freak floods that occurred last June.