A good passage of Hirundines today seen by Alan out at Lollingdon and Silly Bridge and myself along Bunk Line/Green Lane.
Upwards of 200 birds, mainly Swallow with a good number of House Martin and 3 Swift.
Alan saw between 60-70 Swallow resting up on wires and surrounding bushes out at Lollingdon. Also Little Owl, Sparrowhawk and Chiffchaff and 2 Wheatear in the Silly Bridge area.
Outside the parish boundary Alan had also found 5 Whinchat and a good number of Wheatear.
Green Lane was quite busy with a couple of good Tit flocks with 10+ Blackcap, c7 Common Whitethroat and c15 Chiffchaff and singles of Lesser Whitethroat and Garden Warbler.
All the Corvids in the area suddenly too to the air and scattered as a male Peregrine Falcon zipped thru. Then 5 minutes later the Peregrine was flying leisurely overhead with prey in its talons.
A single Yellow Wagtail over and a Sparrowhawk over Church road.
Dragonflies: 2 Southern Hawker.
Butterflies: a few of each, Large White, Speckled Wood & Meadow Brown.
Moths: Orange Swift.
Chiffchaff
Lesser Whitethroat
Swallows courtesy Alan
Whinchat courtesy Alan
Orange Swift
