I shouldn't really have a favourite, but I do love this bird. Its bright colouring is so attractive, and you might be able to see this as it flys across the water - but it moves very quickly, so keep your eyes peeled. We both like a good fish meal, but I can catch and eat much bigger ones!
Kingfishers are very colourful birds, marked in shades of bright blue and orange. They are, however, very fast moving and are easy to miss unless you watch very carefully. They hunt from perches over the water on the riverbank, bill pointing down as they search for fish. When they see a fish, they plunge down to seize their prey. Once they have flown back to their perch, they whack the fish against it and swallow it head-first. Fish bones are indigestible and are regurgitated in pellets a few times each day. Kingfishers will also catch and eat tadpoles, insects, and aquatic insects.
The kingfishers nest in burrows close to the water. They raise up to three broods of young birds each year, from March onwards.
You may be more likely to see a kingfisher in Coulson Park or in the Shirehall Nature Reserve, so keep a look out later in the trail. First of all, however, we are going to move on to the Parade, starting at the beach. So, leave the Park at the medieval bridge and carefully cross the road to the Parade. The first post is close to the beach.
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