On the Thames path near Reading

Monday 30/01/23.

A long journey on Monday to Reading to attend a funeral. 

A good journey on a sunny day but much more traffic down here, moving a lot faster than at home.

After settling in at a nice hotel we enjoyed a late afternoon walk along the Thames River footpath.

2 kestrel seen on the way down and a count of the Red Kites seen on the day arrived at 26!!

Along the path  people were feeding Geese , Swans and Gulls.

Many, many Mute Swan, Canada Geese , Greylag Geese and mostly small Gulls with a few Herring Gulls

3 Cormorant over and a Great Crested Grebe on the water

We crossed the river on a very noisy flood defence bridge (I think) where one or two Grey Wagtail were flying about.

Tuesday 31/01/23.

Thames path t'other way.

6 or Egyptian Geese seen today (semi-plastic) with the hoards of other Geese, Greylag and Canadas and Mute Swans.

I had some time alone to go through the hundreds of Black Headed Gulls looking for a Med variety.  

99% B.H.G. 3 Herring  Gull. 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull. 1 Common Gull but the  Gulls moving frequently, to catch a particular bread lobbers at the time, were difficult to pin down.
No Meds, just one Black Headed with a silver leg ring.

Mostly the same bird sp.  as yesterday. 

A decent trip home today (Wednesday) with no rain until just after Nottingham.

Pouring down at home alas.