Both Alan and I on the hill again today with 3-4 Common Redstart still present (2 ad male, 1 young bird and possibly a female).
Always distant and quite elusive.
Several Common Whitethroat, 2 Chiffchaff and a Blackcap in the same area of hedgerow.
2 Kestrel around the hill and the usual Buntings present and a Goldcrest with a Tit flock.
25 Black-headed Gull flew west, a mix of adult and young birds and several Swallows and Swifts overhead.
Mammals: Brown Hare.
Dragonflies: Banded Demoiselle and Southern Hawker.
Butterflies: Small Skipper, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, Marbled White, Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown.
Common Redstart (m)
Common Redstart ↕ (courtesy Alan Dawson)
Corn Bunting
Common Redstart
Common Whitethroat
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