Lords and Regents Park

 Egyptian Geese

Regents Park

Astwood Bank Cricket Club Under 11's

Saturday brought another day of stunning sunshine so I made the most of our hotel location to walk in Regents Park for an hour before breakfast.  During the hour walk I only saw three other people, very strange considering how packed it was the previous evening when we had called in for a short walk.

A Song Thrush was doing its best to out sing the squawking Parakeets as I headed towards the boating lake. I noticed two separate broods with young both Egyptian Geese. This park would be a genuine test for any mother given the range of natural predators. Both Green and Great Spotted Woodpeckers were recorded in a number of places. The rest of the sightings were mainly as many other parks except for the collection of wildfowl which certainly was a surprise when I came across Mandarin, Harlequin and Smew.

It was then off to Lords where my County Championship winning team from last season battled against the best teams from around the county. We managed a very honourable third place and everyone had a superb day including having a full tour of Lords and seeing the Ashes.