Sunny, heavy showers, 12º, light to blustery in the showers
SSW.
Cholsey Marsh.
Only new species in was a Reed Warbler heard singing along with approximately 5 Sedge Warbler, a Willow Warbler heard singing downstream towards the 4 Arches.
Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Bullfinch, Treecreeper, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Reed
Bunting, Kingfisher and 3 species of Tit also heard.
Lollingdon Hill.
3 Wheatear
present, 2 Pied Wagtail and a single
Meadow Pipit present.
Another trip to the hill this afternoon produced 5 Wheatear,
sometimes not easy to count fully as the Wheatears sometimes disappear into the
Rabbit dugouts, presumably for shelter? Hence, the 5 this afternoon and only 3
seen early morning, or have they arrived since this morning?
5 Linnet feeding
on the hill and a Swallow flew south,
4-5 Corn Bunting singing in the area
and a Yellowhammer also.
A private site in Cholsey has a good colony of Green-winged Orchids, of which I was able to take a few pics.
The obligatory Wheatear
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