A quiet start to the year with a walk out to Lollingdon. Very wet out with a lot of flood water on the fields.
It would be nice to see this area between the village and Lollingdon revert back to the marshy area it once was.
Anyway, a Little Egret seen out with the cattle and a Raven and Peregrine overhead were notable birds today along with a Chiffchaff at the Bullshole.
A few large flocks around with 100+ Pied Wagtail spread over 3 fields and upwards of 600 “Winter Thrushes” noted with 400+ Fieldfare and 200’ish Redwing in the area, also a few Song Thrush and a Mistle Thrush.
c50 Meadow Pipit, several Skylark, Yellowhammer, Reed Bunting and 5 Corn Bunting.
Plus several large gull flocks, however too distant to sort out most of them but at least Black-headed and Lesser Blackback Gull present and a single Herring Gull noted.
Alan out along the river, the usual Geese, 2 Kingfisher, Little Owl, Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk, Yellowhammer and 2 Nuthatch.
Around 50+ species noted today.
Alan found a Common Gull yesterday along the Bunk line yesterday and 9 Shoveler overhead.
Plus several large gull flocks, however too distant to sort out most of them but at least Black-headed and Lesser Blackback Gull present and a single Herring Gull noted.
Alan out along the river, the usual Geese, 2 Kingfisher, Little Owl, Reed Bunting, Sparrowhawk, Yellowhammer and 2 Nuthatch.
Around 50+ species noted today.
Alan found a Common Gull yesterday along the Bunk line yesterday and 9 Shoveler overhead.
Mammals: Brown Hare & Roe Deer.
Keep a lookout for Hare coursers around the village, especially out Lollingdon way. Some were spotted yesterday but disappeared quickly after they were rumbled.
Little Egret
Common Gull with Black-headed Gulls courtesy Alan
Fieldfare courtesy Alan
Redwing
Pied Wagtail
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