A couple of hours on Lollingdon hill between thunder storms,
a Redstart heard calling from the
hedgerow leading south towards the A417 and seen briefly, also at least two Chiffchaff along the western hedge and
some young Linnet.
At one point there were 4 Buzzard, 5 Red Kite and
a Kestrel over the hill.
A large flock of Rook
with some Jackdaws feeding in the
pig fields at the moment (c400) and approx 200 Lesser Blackback Gulls seen in the area.
A Nuthatch heard
at the week end in the trees in the garden (new
species for garden) but not seen and TW has had a family party of them
visiting his garden recently over several days and they then move off in to the
meadow that backs on to my garden so hopefully I could expect to see them soon.
Lots of butterflies around today also, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper,
Large, Small and Marbled White,
Brimstone, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell,
Small Skipper, and Common Blue,
TW also had a Holly Blue today in
his garden and I had a Large Emerald
moth roosting in the garden on Sunday.
Also a few Grass
Snakes around in various places (per BH & TW).
A couple of Magpie
managing to sneak in to the garden recently!
Magpie
Common Buzzard
Common Blue
Brimstone
Large Emerald
I had a Silver-washed Fritillary in the garden at the weekend, which was a very nice surprise. Seemed to be moving through.
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