First picture: male Common Pochard. Next: Egyptian geese. Now introduced in many parts of northern Europe.
I haven’t spent much time birding so far, but have collected about forty species sightings so far. Best spot has been regents Park with its waterfowl-rich lake. I was there in the evening after most songbirds had gone t0 bed. The Black-headed Gull is about the size of a Bonaparte’s. They are in post-breeding-plumage now with only dark smudges on their cheeks.
Female Tufted Duck with duckling.
Bottom two pictures fron Dulwich Park: a very tame Great Tit and close-up of Wood-Pigeon.
The Great-crested Grebe is one of Europe morer spectacular species nad can be readily seen in Regents park. I have not gotten a picturer yet. Imagine a cross between Red-necked and Western Grebes with very fancy horns.
Location: Regents Park Boating Lake
Observation date: 8/15/10
Notes: Numerous exotic waterfowl seen, part of the exotic bird collection in the park, including Chiloe Teal and Red-crested Pochard
Number of species: 20
Graylag Goose (European) 26
Canada Goose 80
Mute Swan 1
Egyptian Goose 16
Common Shelduck 4
Mallard 120
Common Pochard 40
Tufted Duck 15
Ruddy Duck 1
Great Crested Grebe 3
Great Cormorant 3
Gray Heron 2
Common Moorhen 4
Eurasian Coot 40
Black-headed Gull 35
Herring Gull (European) 8
Great Black-backed Gull 3
Common Wood-Pigeon 460
Common Swift 6
Carrion Crow 30
Location: Dulwich Park
Observation date: 8/16/10
Number of species: 15
Canada Goose 45
Mallard 20
Common Moorhen 1
Eurasian Coot 8
Rock Pigeon 15
Common Wood-Pigeon 8
Eurasian Magpie 2
Carrion Crow 16
Great Tit 4
Eurasian Blue Tit 1
Long-tailed Tit 1
Eurasian Nuthatch 1
Winter Wren (Eurasian) 2
European Robin 2
Eurasian Blackbird 4
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