A few sunny spells, 16º, light to fresh WNW.
A few hours spent on the hill today, the walk out was
uneventful with a few Yellowhammer
and Chiffchaff present and a Hobby flew past me heading south. This
was the first of 4 that appeared as on the hill a couple of hours later 2 more Hobby flew in from the east, caught a
thermal, gained altitude and the flew off south over the downs then around 40
minutes later another Hobby flew
over the hill again heading south.
The ♂
Redstart still around and calling
frequently still, 2 Common Whitethroat
and a few Chiffchaff also several small parties of Swallows moving through totalling approx 35 in all and 2 Yellow Wagtail also flew over.
Several Red Kite,
a Buzzard and c4 Kestrel in the area.
TW had a Wheatear
a few days ago, the first of the autumn.
Dragonflies; Several Common
Darter, 2 Migrant Hawker, 2 Southern Hawker and a Brown Hawker.
Butterflies fewer; Several Small White and Speckled
Wood, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 2 Red Admiral, 1 Common Blue and another Clouded
Yellow.
The Clouded Yellow
was difficult to track down as it kept disappearing when it clouded up,
eventually tracking it down in a field of stubble. When the sunshine appeared
it flew off strongly south!
A Southern Hawker
hunting in the garden late afternoon and the Tawny Owls active in the garden tonight.
Clouded Yellow
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