Wednesday 26 February 2014

Spring concerto



Sunny spells, showers, 10º, light SW, felt cool in the wind.

Lollingdon was alive with song and other bird sounds today, Fieldfare, Redwing and Starlings were in the tree tops and chattering away, several Skylark were in the air in song, a few Robins at various points around the hill singing, also several other species in song.

Quite a spring like day today in the sunshine and a new Stonechat found on Lollingdon hill today (and with another yesterday in the east of the village) suggests some early spring movement starting. Also on the hill were a small flock of Fieldfare and Redwing with a couple of Starling, 4 Red Kite and a single Buzzard.

A few Skylark in the air and in song and 5 Robins all in song in various spots around the hill, a Yellowhammer, 2 Grey Partridge and 4 Red-legged Partridge also noted, also noted in song today were Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch and Wren.

The fields to the north held a larger thrush flock of several hundred birds, mainly Fieldfare and Redwing and around 50+ Starling, also 10+ Blackbird and a few Song Thrush along the hedgerow.

A marked reduction in the number of gulls seen today with 80+ Lesser Blackbacks, no Black-headed Gulls and no Lapwing in the area again.

2 Coal Tit in the garden this morning (1 in song) and both Green and Great-spotted Woodpeckers heard and a Peacock butterfly in the garden.

 Stonechat
 Stonechat
 Skylark
 Skylark
Buzzard
 Fieldfares
 Fieldfare
 Fieldfare
 Fieldfares
Fieldfares
 Redwing


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