(The Rough-legged Buzzard was seen again today from the Fairmile on Cholsey Downs).
West End to Lollingdon, skirting Aston Tirrold and back thru the Lees.
A few Mallard and Moorhens seen along a few of the streams and on the spring at Lollingdon.
6 Buzzard, 3 Red Kite and 2 Kestrel noted.
The flood area between Cholsey and Aston Tirrold held approx 250 Black-headed Gulls, c20 Lesser Black-backs and 6 Common Gulls. Also a Grey Heron there.
Also a flock of 22 Stock Doves with a few more in usual locations, also both Green and Great-spotted Woodpecker seen and heard.
20 Skylark, most in song flight.
A large number of Winter Thrushes seen, for about 30 minutes raggedy flocks of Fieldfare and Redwing passed by totalling c800 Fieldfare and c350 Redwing along with 250+ Starling all moving in an easterly direction.
A Chiffchaff singing near the Bullshole and several Treecreepers heard singing.
20+ Greenfinch seen with several in song flight and around 10 Reed Bunting in several locations.
31 Yellowhammers seen in a mixed flock with Chaffinch and another 5 Yellowhammers in Song at various location.
A Comma Butterfly seen and a colony of Common Frogs found with a lot of spawn. The Frogs heard croaking.
Several Bumblebees and Ladybirds around today.
Several Bumblebees and Ladybirds around today.
Cholsey Marsh this evening.
Roost beginning to break up now with just c60 Corn Bunting and 4 Meadow Pipit arriving.
A singing Yellowhammer and another Chiffchaff seen.
Comma butterfly
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