Early spring around Stockers Lake

Had a nice walk around stockers lake  which started well with a brief peregrine along the River Colne and walking to the causeway plenty of Wrens, Chiif-chaffs and Blackcaps singing.

Early morning spring blossom

Singing Blackcap

Singing Wren

Then from the causeway lot of activity with lot of singing birds with Grey herons and Little Egrets passing by overhead and a brief view of the pair of Oystercatchers and the Cetti's warbler was singing which I finally to see and quite a few Waterfowl still out on the water with Shovlers, Red-crested Pochard and displaying Grebes around .

Grey heron in flight

Little Egret in flight

Great crested grebe

and landing

Cetti's Warbler.

Then had a quick walk around Springwell lake where i head a Reed Warbler and 3 Goldeneye were still around before a walk on the farmland at West Hyde where I had a good but brief view of a Tree Pipit doing its display to end a good morning.

Goldeneye pair