And then there were two......

Can someone explain the weather? Friday was cold and wet. Saturday t-shirt weather. Sunday cold and wet. Today? T-shirt weather!

I've know idea what Moorhen chicks are on the Newhall pond. Today i saw 5. The Canada Geese didn't produce young. There is an egg on the island but the geese have given up. There are no coots at Newhall, I need to get to the common to see how they are doing,

There are still 2 ducklings and they are growing.

This afternoon as I approached the common I  thought hang on is that a foal? 

Yep we have a second!! They look a like if you look at the earlier photo. 

Walking again

If I had written this yesterday I'd have been less upbeat!

I went to look for ducklings yesterday and there were none! The 3 Moorhen chicks were up to 5.,, it looked like a second brood of 2, there were 3 cootlets on the common pond.

However this morning 2 ducklings!! Only 2 Moorhen chicks but they are easily hidden, there were 4 cootlets on the common pond.

I was looking for Reed Warblers in the Reed bed, I  heard at least 3 calling then when I thought I saw one but no it had an eye stripe!! A sedge warbler my first on my walk from home list which hit 80!

It called for awhile and it was much faster then a Reed,

When I walked past later I didn't hear it. I wonder if it will stay or was passing through!

And the foal is doing well.