Family Walk at Mill Lakes

A late morning walk with the family to the Mill Lakes on a very bright and arm morning produced plenty of opportunities for the kids to see some of this year's young. A family of Carrion Crow - an adult with four juveniles - were feeding on the Picnic Area as we arrived. At the end of the Peninsula, a group of Canada Goose had at least three yojng, and two adopted juvenile Greylag Goose with them. The Mute Swan family arrived to see if we had any food - the pair having three young. I counted at least seventy Canada Goose - impressive numbers. A single male Teal was by Mud Island, and an adult Great Crested Grebe was seen on the nest, as was a Coot. Other birds of note were a single Grey Heron in the trees on the opposite bank to the Dipping Ponds, a male Bullfinch, and the ever-present male Garden Warbler singing from its usual tree on Willow Island.