Three little heads
Proof indeed that birds can hatch eggs on my patch, rather than just watch them float off or sink. And I take back my condescending comments about Canada Geese just flying up and down the river, some of them sit still long enough to produce offspring. Like what they are supposed to yeah? I managed to see three little yellow heads over the boards, but would expect there to be a few more, and they are not that old by the look of them.
The birds are on the barges moored off Wandsworth Park. I ventured over there today with the intention of checking out whether or not there is any GBB action, as there was last year – but that particular barge was full of idle cormorants and loafing teenage Herring Gulls which are no doubt right up for a bit of gosling for their tea.
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Did you see them nest there or nearby? The reason I'm asking is because the pair I saw nesting on the pontoon outside Sainsburys on the other side of Wandsworth Bridge since 9 April were not there anymore yesterday, so I guess/hope eggs have hatched.
First I've seen of these ones - the chicks are quite young and it would have been a big ask for them to get onto the barge, even at high tide. I'm going for the two pair scenario...
I unfortunately only go there once a week so I don't know when the chicks would have hatched, between 30 April & 7 May. Getting off the pontoon, even at high tide, must have been a rather daunting task...
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