A soggy day, 13º, frequent rain showers, light SW, breezy in
showers.
The hill was relatively quiet again only 5 Red Kite and a few Fieldfare and Redwing
around on the first pass. The meadows to the north were a bit livelier with
around 100 Fieldfare and Redwing, 8 Blackbird and 2 Song Thrush.
In addition a Chiffchaff with a
small Tit flock but just as I was trying to get a photo the rain hit so had to
take shelter under a tree and subsequently lost track of the flock.
As the rain had eased I went back to the hill and found the Stonechat still present along the fence
line and a Buzzard flew overhead.
The pig fields in the distant had its usual compliment of
Gulls and only around 50 Lapwing
present.
Between 3-400 Starling
seen at dusk from the Orchard centre car park wheeling over Old Didcot
presumably to a nearby roost, an impressive sight and interrupted by a Sparrowhawk that flew through the flock
3 times but made no contact.
A Treecreeper and
a ♀ Great-spotted Woodpecker regular in the
garden recently and up to 6 Mallard
visiting early morning.
Stonechat
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Jelly Ear Fungus on Elder
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