Aylestone Meadows: Reed Bunting

Tuesday, 3 June 2008

Reed Bunting

Warming up..

His favourite perch..

Male Reed Bunting in full song!

Still writing up China, so little time to focus on this blog but here's a few images I took earlier today. I guess this bird should be regarded as 'habituated' as it sings daily alongside the boardwalk. Believe me, elsewhere on the reserve they are rather typically more elusive and shy.

Birds of the Aylestone Meadows - 2008 Yearlist

Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose (Feral), Canada Goose (Feral), Barnacle Goose (Feral), Mallard, Gadwall, Shoveler, Wigeon, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Goosander, Goldeneye, Red Kite, Common Buzzard, Sparrowhawk, Hobby, Kestrel, Pheasant, Red-legged Partridge, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Snipe, Little Ringed Plover, Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Gull, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Cuckoo, Tawny Owl, Swift, Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Skylark, Swallow, House Martin, Sand martin, Tree Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Wren, Dunnock, Robin, Wheatear, Common Redstart, Stonechat, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Redwing, Fieldfare, Blackbird, Ring Ouzel, Grasshopper Warbler,Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Great Tit, Coal Tit, Blue Tit, Willow Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Treecreeper, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Starling, House Sparrow, Tree Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet, Redpoll, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Siskin, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer.