Canal boat cruising
Female Wood Duck
Grey Heron on towpath
Swan brood
Lone Barnacle Goose
Whilst the weekend weather wasn’t great for birding it certainly was for cruising down the Worcestershire canals. As a family we had hired a narrow boat for a bit of change and to take advantage of a sport free weekend.
The slow pace of the canal takes a bit of getting use to and I spent time just watching the local wildlife and occasionally jumping off when there was anything of interest. I recorded over 40 species on my Bird Track app throughout the journey. Chiffchaffs, Bullfinches, Grey Herons showed well on various parts of the journey and I picked up a Great Crest Grebe on Lower Bittell.
The odd finds of the day was an American female Wood Duck calling on the canal by the fisheries (no doubt an escapee) and a Barnacle Goose that was feeding with the Canada Geese by the Crown pub.
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