Well the eclipse was somewhat of a non-event this morning
with thick cloud cover and the light levels getting slightly duller than they previously were; Oxford
and Abingdon is not far from here and some people were tweeting some good pics of
it!!!!! An hour later, the cloud broke here and the sunshine came through,
looks like it was a hit or miss situation.
Anyway enough of cosmic phenomena and back to wildlife.
A relatively quiet visit to the hill this afternoon, a few Corn Bunting and Skylark in song and a handful of Starling present. Around 20 Pied Wagtail and 6 Meadow Pipit still present with the sheep. Several Buzzard and Red Kite in the air and a Kite keeping an eye on me.
Back down on the north side there were around 100 Fieldfare, 5 Redwing moving through, a Chiffchaff
in song and 5 Lapwing present.
A surprise of a Woodcock
flushed from a ditch was a nice find.
Several butterfly species around today also with Peacock, Comma and Brimstone all
noted.
An interesting record of a Hummingbird Hawkmoth seen in Moulsford in early March.
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