Sunny, 13º, light NW, rain held off until later.
Three new species in Cholsey for the year today so stuff is
getting through despite some bad weather in North Africa! 92 species so far
this year in the parish.
Cholsey Marsh
had a singing Whitethroat (first this year) present today along with approximately 6 Chiffchaff, a Willow Warbler, 4 Blackcap,
6 Sedge Warbler and a Reed Warbler also 6 to 8 Reed Bunting. 2 Swallows flew upriver.
Lollingdon Hill
hosted 7 Wheatear, 2 Pied Wagtail, several Linnet and the usual Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting nearby, a Great-spotted
Woodpecker flew over shortly followed by my first Yellow Wagtail of the year.
Of all the Wheatears that have passed through Lollingdon
hill this spring, only 4 have been females so far.
Just came off Lollingdon Hill and Bob Wyatt drove by, 5
minutes later he phoned to say he had just found a Shelduck resting near a small flood in a meadow adjacent to the
Wallingford rd, did not take long for me to get there!
A couple of Canada
Geese and Red-legged Partridge
in same field.
Orange Tip and Speckled Wood were the only butterflies
seen today.
and ........... of course a Wheatear
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