A catch up with some gardening today. A Sparrowhawk flew over the garden hotly pursued by 3 Swallow and a Green Woodpecker heard calling from the meadow and a Chiffchaff singing.
Several Jay heard calling from the meadow, probably the family group from yesterday along Church road.
Butterflies: Brimstone, Large White, Common Blue, Comma, Meadow Brown & Ringlet.
Moths: Small Emerald & Willow Beauty.
I understand that since the demolition of East End farm there has been an increase in Bat activity in the local area.
4 species have so far been recorded Noctule, Leisler’s Bat, Common Pipistrelle and Soprano Pipistrelle using a bat detector.
As far as I am aware this is the first confirmed record of Leisler’s Bat in Cholsey and the first confirmed record of Soprano Pipistrelle.
These bats have been displaced as their summer roost site has been demolished along with some Swallow nest sites that may well have had eggs or young in!
Why the huge blue barrier along the front of East End farm? Is there something the developers do not want seen?
Not 100% on my Moths but I believe the 2 below are:
Willow Beauty
Small Emerald
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