Sunny, 24º, light NW. About time!
A walk this afternoon along the river at Cholsey marsh
produced most of the usual birds, a Lesser
Whitethroat seen near Bow Bridge, a Kingfisher,
a Hobby and 3 Willow Warblers were of note. Willow Warbler may be breeding on the
marsh this year as normally they just pass through on migration. They have bred
before but not for the past few years. There are currently two singing on the
marsh and one on the opposite bank and have been present since the last week of
April. Fingers crossed.
Lollingdon Hill produced a flyover Yellow Wagtail, a Hobby and
the usual Corn Buntings etc.
A Song Thrush
seen feeding a fledged young in the garden and several House Sparrows dust bathing in some gravel out the front.
A Spotted Flycatcher
seen briefly in the meadow, I hope it is the returning pair to repeat last
year’s successful breeding.
Comma, Brimstone, Small Tortoiseshell, Small
White, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood butterflies all seen
today and the first dragons of the year with several Banded Demoiselles along the river.
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