The first chicks I've seen in various places this spring, although photographed on the first day of summer, they were all alive before the 1st. I had gone to East Haven to have a look along at Hatton, but with overcast clouds and a temperature of 12c in some wind, I decided Yellow Wagtails which catch many flies, would be difficult to find.
One video where the Starlings returned to my garden and brought their mates, they happily feed in the modified rabbit run. When I heard a Blackbird alarm calling and walked up the garden, my male Sparrowhawk flushed from the bushes. Two juvenile Starlings had stayed in the run, absolutely still until they were convinced the hawk had gone. I haven't seen any evidence of kills, but it would likely fly off with anything at this time when feeding it's own young.
Starlings in the rabbit run/safety cage
The first young House Sparrow I've seen this season, but not in my garden, this one at East Haven where a colony nests along the railway
A Stonechat juvenile
The two Keptie Pond Heron chicks, must be near to leaving the nest
Only it's mother could love it! A Coot chick
Coot still with some of the brightly covered chick feathers
An older Coot chick
Juvenile Moorhen
The easy life, if you don't take into account the dogs running about
One of the easier Carp to see,counting their numbers is impossible, but I'd wager there are more than fifty large fish, and they are breeding
The Pintail/Mallard hybrid drake is still there
The Lesser black-backed Gulls were infrequent, one flew to the west with a duckling when I was there, and the Herring Gulls were also working the pond
One at least 6 adult Herons on Keptie, with one carrying nest building material, in June?
Male Stonechat on the coastal path
This one near the ditch at the car park
Common Gull 2cy East Haven, I was drawn to the dark tip
Lesser black-backed Gull 3cy at West Links
Oystercatcher at Murton which looked to be guarding a nest or chicks
Rooks are becoming a problem in my garden, although I haven't seen them take any young birds
Same for this Magpie and it's mate
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