Sunny, 26º, breezy N.
A late afternoon visit to Lollingdon hill today found 2 Common Redstart, one ♂ along the hedgerow to
the west and a young bird in the Hawthorns along the south face of the hill
calling.
A Song Thrush in
the hedgerow, several Buzzard overhead
and 2 Kestrel hunting.
A single Black-headed
Gull flew west and 2 Yellow Wagtail
calling nearby plus the usual around the hill.
The Lapwings
still present in the area.
2 Brown
Hawker dragonflies, 1 on the hill and the other hunting over a field of
Oats and a Blue Emperor patrolling
the pond.
Meadow Brown, Ringlet and Small Tortoiseshell abundant and several Gatekeeper, Large Skipper,
Small Skipper, Large White, Small White
and a single Marbled White and Red Admiral.
A Sparrowhawk flew
through the garden this evening.
Redstart
Song Thrush
Small Skipper
2 x Meadow Brown (Loren)
Pellucid Fly Volucella pellusens (Loren)
Marmalade Hoverfly (Loren)
Wild flowers in a field of Peas (Loren)
Chaffinch ♀ (Loren)
The black & white hoverfly is Volucella pellucens. RB
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DeleteOoops, forget to say also that the orange hoverfly is the Marmalade Hoverfly (no joke, that's the English name!). RB
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