Looks as though migration is ramping up a little now the weather has changed with 3 of us out today and 2 new species for the year: A Yellow Wagtail and a House Martin.
Today’s records from Michael Pocock:
“A very long walk today right up to the rather quiet downs in the sunshine, but a range of sightings: Sedge and 1 Cetti’s Warbler on the Marsh, 1 Willow Warbler on Moulsford Downs, 3 Wheatear at Lollingdon, plus 2 Fieldfare and 1 Swallow through and 2 Willow Warbler in green lane.”
Alan’s records from today:
Morning: Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler and Cetti’s Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Snipe and Water Rail on the Marsh and a couple of Swallow.
Afternoon: A Yellow Wagtail at CSW and c25 Fieldfare and a single Redwing and a singing Willow Warbler Bunk line.
Several Swallow, a couple of Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail and another Yellow Wagtail, Linnet, Yellowhammer, 2 Herring Gull and Sparrowhawk near the Gravel pit area.
I took a walk out to Lollingdon and back: a Common Redstart that didn’t stay too long, 4 Fieldfare and 3-4 Corn Bunting on the Hill and 2 Raven and 2 Lesser Blackback Gull overhead, a Willow Warbler nearby and another in Whitehead Meadow, 3 Blackcap, and several singing Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer and a handful of Meadow Pipit and Pied Wagtail in the Little Lollingdon area.
Good numbers of Chiffchaff in song, a Goldcrest singing along Cholsey Brook, 2 Swallow feeding over CSW and a House Martin flew over Church road.
Mammals: Brown Hare & Roe Deer.
Butterflies: a few Small Tortoiseshell and Peacock on the wing and a Small White in the garden.
Yellow Wagtail taken on Alan's phone.
Linnet courtesy Alan
Fieldfare courtesy Alan
Jackdaw in the garden
Yellowhammer
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