strolling along

Curiously I am coping fairly well with the current arrangements. I miss going to certain places but I am enjoying wandering along either listening to podcasts/music or birdsong (I tend to take the headphones off when I am off the estate).

It was dull yesterday

I walked to the water tower and explored one of the paths from there which took me down to the woods..... it's one I'll do again.  Warblers sang continually and I was pleased that there were still 3 Reed Warblers singing

This morning it was brilliant sunshine and as I am on leave off I trotted....

I went first to the small pond I discovered the other day and this made me smile

It wasn't there yesterday alas I couldn't see the duckling.

We have House Sparrows and this chap one was doing a flycatcher impersonation :)

I have been looking up (in vain) for Swallows and Martins but I did see Swifts! 4 of them.

I had seen ducklings on the common pond but didn't Saturday as some dog owner was throwing sticks in for his dog. I was really chuffed to find this today

The pond is fairly big and I assume they decamped to the less open part.

A kestrel hovered.

I headed off to Foster Street (as I did Saturday) lots of Warblers.... and I really needed the 100-400

I turned back the way I had come as Saturday's walk was a bit muddy. I may do a longer version of Saturday's walk.

I wandered to the pond to see if the duckling was there? It was ! No photo.... have a female mallard!