Lollingdon hill was rather windswept today, however at least
one Wheatear present on the slope
and a few Meadow Pipit present and three
Chiffchaff on the sheltered side.
Two Raven flew
over heading towards the downs and there was a steady stream of Hirundines passing
over, several hundred birds with almost equal numbers of Swallow and House Martin.
Also a lighter but steady flow of Lesser
Blackback Gull, Rook and Jackdaw.
Cholsey Marsh rather quiet, several Chiffchaff present and a few more along the river towards Bow
Bridge, six or seven in all, several fair sized Tit flocks seen also.
A Peregrine flew
south near Bow and several flocks of between ten and twenty, mainly House Martin and a few Swallow flying down river a Buzzard present and a Kingfisher also noted.
A pair of Grey
Wagtail raised two young this summer near the Old Mill near Caps Lane, two
birds present there today and Goldcrest
heard.
Goldfinch have dominated the garden feeders this week with
twelve present at one time on one of the feeding stations and a Coal Tit in the garden yesterday.
Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White and Speckled Wood butterflies also seen today.
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