Friday, 24 April 2020

Swifts

Sunshine, 22°, light ENE.

Looks like an end to the sunny weather next week with April showers coming in.

2 Swift over Station road and 1 over Honey Lane today. Per Mitchell-Frazer Jones.

Also several Swift seen moving north over Cholsey Hill plus 2 Yellow Wagtail over. Per Alan Dawson.

Looks as though there has been an influx of Swift today as there have been quite a few reports throughout Oxfordshire today.

The first county record this year was 18th April at Farmoor.

The mean arrival date for local Swifts over the last 25+ years has been the 4th May.

Yesterday’s probable Montagu’s Harrier was looked for today but not seen so may well have carried on with its journey north.

A Grasshopper Warbler heard reeling on the other side of the river from Cholsey Marsh early morning. Per Paul Rainsden.

A couple of Swift photos I took last year.


 

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