Thursday, 21 October 2021

Cooler

A sunny but colder day, 10°, light to breezy NW.

3 of us out today with Tony W out at Lollingdon: 2 Stonechat, several Mistle Thrush and Redwing. Also a flock of c30 Golden Plover (1st of the autumn) that flew over West End towards Cholsey Hill.

Alan out at the gravel pit, Cholsey Hill and the farm area: several Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit and Skylark, then, several Jay, a couple of Chiffchaff (incl 1 in song), a Herring Gull, Stonechat, Little Owl and a Raven.

Alan back out on Cholsey Hill this afternoon and found a flock of approx. 100 Golden Plover.

Also Mike Amphlett reported 15-20 Golden Plover over the Waterloo Close area today.

I covered the Bunk line and Green lane: a Stonechat, several Redwing, a Herring Gull and 3 Lesser Blackback Gull with a flock of 40’ish Black-headed Gull, several Jay, a couple of Chiffchaff and a Grey Heron. Several Meadow Pipit, Skylark and Yellowhammer.

Mammals: Roe Deer.

Dragonflies: Common Darter.

Butterflies: Red Admiral.

Dunnock
Grey Heron checking out a Magpie
Stonechat
Long-tailed Tit

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