Talk:Osterley Park

Tom Smith's PatchList 2008
The list (31 species so far): Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Mallard, Shoveler, Tufted Duck, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Coot, Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Ring-necked Parakeet, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Starling, Chaffinch.

The trips:

2/1/08 A quick morning stomp round the Middle Lake yielded a reasonable 31 species, none of which were terribly exciting. For the first 15 minutes I saw nothing but magpies and woodpigeons, so I guess I should be grateful to have seen anything at all. The highlight was probably the nuthatch, only the second one I've seen in the park. Also notable were the little grebe I found skulking round the island, and a rather high number of shoveler. The other birds were mute swan, canada goose, egyptian goose (only 2 of the usual 4), Mallard, Tufted Duck, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Coot, Moorhen, Black Headed Gull, Feral Pigeon, Ring-necked Parakeet, Wren, Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare, Redwing, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Jay, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Starling, Chaffinch.

Unfortunately a 9.30 appointment with the dentist meant I didn't have time to explore the hinterlands of the park, nor to hunt down a few park regulars (pied wag, green woodpecker, goldcrest). I should have time for at least one more trip before university calls, though - hopefully I'll get something decent then.