Monday, 4 January 2021

A chilly one

Overcast, 4°, breezy NNE.

A cold wind blowing today and very squelchy underfoot.

Alan along the river (or thereabouts) today with Water Rail, Kingfisher, Reed Bunting, Stonechat and 15-20 Siskin.

A Little Egret on floods near Bow Bridge yesterday. Per Tony Williams and 3 Blackcap (2m & 1f) in his garden.

I took a walk out to Lollingdon. 2 Stonechat still on the hill and plenty of Fieldfare and Redwing around.

A Little Owl nearby and a flock of c30 Linnet, 20+ Pied Wagtail, 50+ Meadow Pipit and 30-40 Skylark and a few Yellowhammer

Loren out by the Lees this afternoon and a large flock of Lesser Blackback and Black-headed Gull, c400 birds.

2 Little Egret seen out at Lollingdon yesterday by another observer.

A flock of 16 Long-tailed Tit in the garden late afternoon and the male Blackcap still visiting.

Mammals: Brown Hare and 26 Roe Deer in total.

Siskin courtesy Alan

Lesser Blackback Gull & Red Kite courtesy Loren





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