Tuesday 29 September 2020

Mipit Fest

Overcast with low cloud at first then clearing to sunny spells, warming up to 17°, light W.

Lollingdon Hill was quite lively with 100+ Meadow Pipit present and many more overhead, 250-300 in total. 3 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 2 Corn Bunting, 10 Yellowhammer, 2 Reed Bunting, 2 Blackcap and several Chiffchaff today.

3 Raven on the north side of the hill and a Kestrel.

20+ Skylark and 5 Pied Wagtail overhead.

Another small flock of c12 Yellowhammer and 2+ Reed Bunting near Little Lollingdon.

Alan saw 2 more Stonechat along Westfield road and another 6 at a site nearby but out of the Parish. Also several Swallow and House Martin along the Bunk line.

Coal Tit in song, Whitehead Meadow.

Mammals: Brown Hare and Stoat.

Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawker and several Common Darter.

Butterflies: several Whites and a Red Admiral.

Quite few Meadow Pipit pics today followed by a distant shot of the 3 Stonechat and the last 2 Stonechat from Alan.













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