3.5 Hour patch visit - Part 3

Sorry if these posts are getting boring with all the pics , but I figured I could just reference them from now on !
Anyway , Part 3 deals with the return walk on the southern part of the Patch , there is a large strand of conifers on the right as you walk back under the Conifers with no exit at the other end , subsequently no-one ever goes up there , a haven for warblers in Spring , on Monday there was 10 Long Tailed Tits , a Goldcrest and a Buzzard ( this is just the other side of the A5 from the Far paddock so possibly same - although there is def a pair in this area) I will keep checking conifers for next few weeks for Siskin and the floor looks good for Woodcock !

Path to CP

Small part of the CP

The North section of the river walk runs past the Hills and Hollows, today a Female SPARROWHAWK, LITTLE EGRET and a Great Spotted Woodpecker were the only birds of note ( incidentally , I think I recorded a minimum of 4 GS in total , nothing compared to the 80+ Estimate of Great Tits - they were everywhere , good (40+) numbers of Blackbirds also , I also saw or heard in excess of 10 Wrens)

River walk North

The last section of the walk took in the Bradwell Abbey complex as well as the Cricket pitch and Avenue

Abbey Woods had Great Spotted Woodpecker, Abbey Paddocks had Another or Same SPARROWHAWK, Mistle Thrush and 40+ Redwings

Abbey Pool - this normally has a Moorhen on it !

Abbey Paddocks - pinning my Yellow wag hopes on here

Abbey pond - there was nothing here !

Bradwell Abbey buildings viewed from Abbey Woods

Abbey Bridge leading back into Bradwell and the Cricket pitch

Once under the bridge you are back into Bradwell proper i.e the housing estate , the walk around the Cricket pitch and along the avenues didnt cause any heart stopping moments was good to see CPSLE there (Cricket Pitch Stream Little Egret ) 6 Blackbird, 8 Redwing and 10 Greenfinch were feeding round the edge of the green and the afore mentioned CPSLE was in a tree , the only other bird of note was a single female SPARROWHAWK coming off a bird table as I walked back through the estate.

I am house bound today waiting for a delivery ! so no visit possible yet ;-(

Abbey Field - saw a collared dove here once ....

Cricket Pitch Stream - the Egret is in a tree on the left towards the bend

CPS looking back down it , the Egret is still in the tree , this time on the right

CPSLE

The Cricket Pitch

Looking North from the bridge towards bancroft park - the Grey Wag was below the underpass

 

The Avenues - Bird rich bushes near end of walk ( or beginning depending on route !)