A female Sparrowhawk over Whitehead Meadow being mobbed by a Mistle Thrush, 2 Swallow and 2 House Martin. She eventually drifted off east.
The walk out to Lollingdon was fairly uneventful with a single Yellow Wagtail overhead and the usual songsters still at it.
And the hill was a little slow but for a Garden Warbler in song. I thought I heard one last week but was unsure but today it was in full song and visible albeit briefly.
Common Whitethroat and Blackcap still singing well along with Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer and Corn Bunting and an immature Lesser Blackback Gull flew west overhead.
4 breeding pairs of Pied Wagtail established between Church road and Lollingdon and probably more around the village. Seem to be doing quite well this year.
Not seen the Little owls recently and very few Swift noted locally!
No mammals today, difficult to see them now the crops and grasses are high.
Dragonflies: a male Banded Demoiselle in the garden.
Butterflies: still low numbers, 1 Brimstone, several Large and Small White, 1 Orange Tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
No mammals today, difficult to see them now the crops and grasses are high.
Dragonflies: a male Banded Demoiselle in the garden.
Butterflies: still low numbers, 1 Brimstone, several Large and Small White, 1 Orange Tip, 1 Small Tortoiseshell and 1 Comma.
Reed Bunting
Common Whitethroat
Pied Wagtail
A collage of Great-spotted Woodpeckers at nest site. (they fledged today) (courtesy Alan Dawson)
Burnet Companion Moth (courtesy Alan Dawson)
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