Yesterday I went to Regents Park for a quick wander round. Ill start by concluding the heronry reports. Most of the chicks appeared to have fledged now so there won't be anything to report soon. I did see some adults collecting stick thou, so I guess we'll see. The grey heron fledglings are still around and I saw at least 3 in the park. Here is one of them
Its been atleast a week since Ive been to Regents Park, so it was time for a visit. First up, of course the herons. Adults were a bit thin on the ground, for Regents Park anyway. The chicks are growing fast, some might even be fledging soon, judging by there size!
I t had been a while since I'd been to Regents Park (well compared to before how often I'd been to Regents prevously), so I thought I'd check on the progress of the herons. I also met up with Tony, the wildlife officer at Regents Park and writer od 'regents park birds' site (see links) which was a nice bonus. Anyway back to the herons. The chicks could be seen on two nests
And now the big news! On Friday for the first time I sighted the heron chicks Im afraid I couldnt get a good angle on them and there obscured by twigs/branches, but these are the best photos I got
I arrived in regents park on Thursday to see the herons being fed. They were all lined up on the bank by the time I got a good photoa new record of seven herons in a row
Today I went for a wander around regents park. Activity at the heronry was the same as it has been recently. No sign of any chicks today, but I'm sure there are some up there. Hopefully when they get a bit bigger ill be able to see there heads poking up over the top of the nest. The first interesting thing I saw after walk on from the heronry was a pair of ruddy shelducks, one of which is shown here:
I start today with and admission. I missed something. Apparently some eggs have hatched in the heronry (I wasn't aware any had been laid!) and according to the writer of regents park birds chicks have been heard. Thers no reason to doubt this as this guys obviously know his stuff and I believe surveys the park in the mornings when its quieter. Anyway on with the report. The light was awful, as the fog never lifted so no photos of herons on the nest. However a foriegn school group turned up and the herons descended from their nests
In Regents park, many animals are more tame than you will find in most places. Black headed gulls, dunnock and of course the grey herons, are far more approachable than most places. But today I saw something I would never have expected. But I start at the beginning and with the heronry. pLenty of herons on nests, the highlight being this lovely pair
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