A fair bit of activity on the hill today, with 2 Stonechat present (also present yesterday per TW) and a fair sized Bunting flock.
Approximate numbers were 40 Corn Bunting, 25 Yellowhammer and 10 Reed Bunting, also a Chiffchaff, 6 Redwing over and several Siskin over, a Great-spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, 2 Jay, several Linnet, Goldfinch, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, a Sparrowhawk flew through and 3 Buzzard and 7 Red Kite overhead and 2 Raven east of the hill.
The Chiffchaff reached the end of the hedge and made 5 attempts to fly south over open ground but appeared reluctant to do so and returned to the hedge each time and eventually moved off back along the hedge.
4 more Chiffchaff noted on the walk and several more Redwing and another flock of c20 Yellowhammer still out on the stubble fields.
Dragonflies: 1 Southern Hawker and 3 Common Darter.
Butterflies: several Large White and 1 Comma. Yesterday TW had several Brimstone and a Red Admiral in his garden. And a Clouded Yellow on the hill. Per AD.
Stonechat photos courtesy Alan Dawson.
Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Nuthatch in garden
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