Lollingdon hill yesterday was quiet, only a Yellow Wagtail of note collecting food amongst the Sheep, the usual Corn Buntings, Yellowhammers and Linnets present.
Today a Lesser
Whitethroat singing north of Cholsey Marsh, a Garden Warbler seen and a couple of Kingfishers, also around twenty Swallows on wires near the end of Caps Lane, mainly young and still
being fed by the adults, probably about three broods worth.
Unusually two Magpies
in the garden this morning, the local Crow must have been otherwise engaged as
he did not appear to chase them off! Also two Treecreeper present for a time on the Lime Trees, two Mallards, four Moorhens and a Great-spotted
Woodpecker still regular visitors.
Lots of butterflies around today with Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper
being the most numerous, Small
Tortoiseshell, Large and Small Skipper, Marbled, Large and Small White, Comma and Speckled Wood.
Banded Demoiselle
and Brown Hawker Dragonfly noted.
Yellow Wagtail
Gatekeeper
Young Swallows
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