A 5 hour bash around Lollingdon and the Lees proved very
worthwhile today.
Raptors were very much in evidence with 30+ Red Kite, 14 Buzzard, 3 Kestrel, and
2 Sparrowhawk, a ♂ Peregrine flew west over Lollingdon hill and a ♂ Merlin zipped through the fields near the Lees.
Good numbers of Thrushes about especially around Lollingdon,
with up to 500 Fieldfare, 120+ Redwing, 15 Mistle Thrush, 20+ Blackbird
and at least 8 Song Thrush, also
c100 Goldfinch and at least 6 Siskin with the flocks.
2 Stonechat also
seen with 1 on Lollingdon hill feeding mainly from the Hawthorns on the hill and
another along the long ditch near the Lees.
Also good numbers of Corvids, 500+ Rook, 50+ Jackdaw and
numbers of Carrion Crow, Magpie and 2 Jay, also 2 Raven flew SW
over Cholsey Church.
A scattering of Lesser
Blackback & Black-headed Gulls
in the area with c200 LBB’s around the pig farm.
The fields near the Lees held 200+ Skylark and at least 30 Corn
Bunting and a handful of Linnet.
Also noted were a Grey
Heron, 11 Yellowhammer, 5 Reed Bunting, 5 Great-spotted Woodpecker, several Meadow Pipit and Pied
Wagtail.
A few Tit flocks noted with one on Lollingdon hill
comprising 16 Long-tailed Tit, 9 Blue Tit and 4 Great Tit.
2 Common Darter
dragonflies also seen during one of the brief sunny spells.
A Chiffchaff in
the garden this morning and a Tawny Owl
being mobbed by a Robin & a Wren just before dawn and evidence of a Hedgehog in the garden recently.
5 Stonechat pics
Long-tailed Tit
Grey Heron
Rubbish pic but the thrush on the left appears to be flying upside down?
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