Sunday 24 March 2019

A Butterfly day & Wheatears

Sunny, 12°, light WNW.

3 Wheatear still present on Lollingdon Hill along with 6 Fieldfare and 2 Meadow Pipit.

A Raven heard calling nearby and the Little Owl seen.

At least 7 Chiffchaff heard/seen in song and 2 Blackcap seen out at Lollingdon.

Several Yellowhammer singing in various places and a couple of Treecreeper in song.

Butterflies: Brimstone, Green-veined White, Orange Tip (TR), Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock.

Moths: Mottled Grey (another new sp for Cholsey, perTR).

Insects: Black Oil Beetle and Dotted Bee-fly.

a (Common) Pipistrelle flying around the meadow at dusk.

Peacock
Brimstone (courtesy Alan Dawson)
Yellowhammer (courtesy Alan Dawson)
Dotted Bee-fly (courtesy Alan Dawson)
Wheatear

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