Friday, 28 October 2022

Quietish

Sunny periods, 17°, breezy SW.

A fairly quiet hill today, the 2 Stonechat still present and a few BOP’s over. 2 Buzzard, 5 Red Kite, 2 Sparrowhawk and 2 Kestrel.

Nearby, a Chiffchaff, a few good-sized flocks of Linnet, Chaffinch and Goldfinch, numbers of Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail and Skylark and a flock of c30 Redwing and a handful of Fieldfare.

Alan along the river: 2 Stonechat, Chiffchaff, Kingfisher, Siskin, Meadow Pipit, Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush and Nuthatch.

Dragonflies: 7 Common Darter, incl 2 pairs ovipositing plus Common Darter and Migrant Hawker along the river.

Butterflies: a single Speckled Wood Lollingdon and Peacock and Red Admiral along the river.

Common Darters ovipositing
Stonechat ↕

male Common Darter

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