A Spring like day with a fair bit of bird song heard, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Yellowhammer, Greenfinch and Great Tit to name a few.
A number of small bees (10+) feeding on Mahonia flowers in the garden today. Worker Honey Bee?
The 2 Stonechat still present on Lollingdon Hill and 2 Raven overhead.
A flock of c30 Yellowhammer out at Little Lollingdon and a couple of Reed Bunting present.
An interesting Song Thrush on the hill today with warm brown upper parts and a yellowish wash to the under parts. Made it look quite different to our local birds.
Alan was out along the river today: The Teal are back in numbers on the marsh with 50+, a couple of Kingfisher and Little Grebe, several Reed Bunting, a Nuthatch and a Treecreeper, 50-60 Lapwing overhead, a single Common Snipe, Grey Wagtail, several Cormorant, a couple of Grey Heron and Canada, Greylag and Egyptian Geese. Over the weekend there were several Wigeon on the river and a Peregrine seen. Per Alan.
There were a lot of Lapwing sightings in Oxfordshire over the weekend of birds moving south west escaping the snow and freezing conditions in the east.
A good sighting of 2 Water Vole by Vicky Gilson today along one of the brooks in Cholsey and a Little Egret also noted.
Also an Otter seen on the river this morning by Sasha Norton.
Mammals: Water Vole, Brown Hare, Otter & Roe Deer.
Teal photos courtesy Alan.
Worker Honey Bee
Teal (m)
Teal (f)
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