Near miss!

There has been a record of a Spoonbill recently (28^th May) to the west of Mackney lane in Brightwell, just a few hundred metres from Cholsey. It appears to have been there briefly.

There has been no record of a Spoonbill recorded in Cholsey in recent times. However, they may have been present several centuries ago.

Yesterday a group of 3 Spoonbills turned up near Drayton and another on Port Meadow, Oxford. A rare species for Oxfordshire!

Have not been able to get out recently so not much news.

As for Cholsey, a Lesser Stag Beetle (Dorcus parallelipipedus) was found along Church road on the 6^th and a Lesser Blackback Gull flew south over the village on the same day.

A Great-spotted Woodpecker has been visiting the garden intermittently along with one or two Treecreepers.

Generally the garden has been quieter recently, a pair of Greenfinch and Goldfinch still visiting on a regular basis and two pairs of House Martins have been visiting nest sites regularly but not sure if they are on eggs yet.

2 Hedgehogs regularly in garden.