A cooler day than of late and Alan out along the “Long Ditch”. Yellow Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Corn Bunting, Skylark, Sparrowhawk, Reed Bunting, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Lapwing (breeding success), and a distant Little Egret.
Nearby a Turtle Dove was heard “purring” by Hugh Pope. Second record this year of an extremely declining species. Maybe just a migrant passing thru?
A Sparrowhawk visited the garden on a couple of occasions but was unsuccessful and 3 Great-spotted Woodpecker present, an adult female and 2 youngsters and the male was feeding out in the meadow. They bred in the small wood by the school.
Dragonflies: Azure Damselfly.
Butterflies: Meadow Brown.
Young Lapwing courtesy Alan
Great-spotted Woodpecker (m)
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