A walk out to the hill today and a juv Green Woodpecker near the garden, a 20+ strong Tit flock in the Millennium
wood with at least a dozen Long-tailed
Tit present and a couple of Chiffchaff,
also a family party of at least 5 Wren and
a Blackcap at the Bullshole.
A flock of c40 Chaffinch
feeding in a recently harvested field along with a few Yellowhammer.
The ♂
Redstart still present on the hill and
calling frequently, also 5 Common
Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 2 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Kestrel and a juv Green
Woodpecker working along the top fence line.
A lot of (c300) Lesser
Blackback Gulls around the pig farm area.
Nearby 8 Yellowhammer,
2 Hobby, a Jay, a Grey Heron and a Kingfisher.
Fewer insects around today.
Dragonflies; several Common
Darter.
Butterflies; 1 Small
Skipper, several Small White, Speckled Wood and Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Red Admiral, 1 Meadow Brown
and 1 Comma.
The garden dominated by finches at the moment with 6 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch and 10+ Chaffinch
at least and fewer House Martin and Swallow overhead.
Green Woodpecker
Redstart again!
Comma
We ringed 13 Greenfinches in the garden last week, and yesterday there were 10 more on the feeders - none of them ringed!
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