Cholsey Wildlife.

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Tuesday, 3 April 2012

Cetti's Warbler

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A Cettis’s Warbler seen and heard by Tony Williams on Cholsey Marsh today, halfway between Ferry Rd and the 4 Arches! First Swallow of...
Thursday, 29 March 2012

Wall to wall sunshine.

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Sunny, 19º, light NNW. Quiet day today, Lollingdon hill had the usual (for this week), 2 Pied Wagtail and 30+ Meadow Pipits . 4 M...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012

A bitty day

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Unbroken sunshine, 20º, very unseasonal, light E. Had a call this morning to say there were 5 White Storks flying over Farmoor, possib...
Tuesday, 27 March 2012

Chiffchaffs

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Sunny, 19º, light E. Another warm sunny day, the usual farmland birds present for this time of year, Linnet , Yellowhammer , Chaffinch...
Monday, 26 March 2012

Cholsey & 1066

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Sunny, 19º, light E. 4 Pied Wagtail and around a dozen Meadow Pipits on Lollingdon Hill but not much else. Brimstone and Small T...
Friday, 23 March 2012

Wheatear still

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Sunny, 18º, light ENE. Still 1 Wheatear on the hill, Meadow Pipit numbers down to around 30 and 20+ Corn Buntings with several in song. M...
Thursday, 22 March 2012

Cholsey 22nd March

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Sunny, hazy, 16º, light to fresh E. Farmland species dominated today, with Linnets , Chaffinches , Reed Buntings and Yellowhammers in...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Farmoor and Cholsey

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Sunny, 16º, warm, light E. A trip to Farmoor to see a Black Redstart that had turned up. Lollingdon Hill still had 2 Wheatears and...
Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Wheatears again

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Sunny spells, 13º, light W. Lollingdon Hill. Around 60 Fieldfare , 5 Redwing and 20 Starlings on the hill, a single Pied Wagta...
Monday, 19 March 2012

Wheatears

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Sunny, 12º, light WNW. 2 Wheatears on Lollingdon Hill this morning, 23 Corn Bunting on the western end and a Chiffchaff singing in ...
Friday, 16 March 2012

Lollingdon Hill and garden.

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Overcast, 8º, light SW. Still quiet on the hill and a bit cooler, 3 Red Kite around, a flock of 107 Fieldfare , 5 Redwing and 23 Sta...
Thursday, 15 March 2012

Marymead

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Sunny, hazy, 10º, no wind. Working in the garden for the past 2 days 34 species seen and/or heard. A Kingfisher still present alon...
Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Local stuff & 1066

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Overcast, 9º, no wind. Lollingdon Hill. 2 Pied Wagtail and a Meadow Pipit on the hill and a Sparrowhawk and Red Kite over. C...
Friday, 9 March 2012

1066

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Overcast, 10°, light to fresh SW. Lollingdon hill very quiet, just a Meadow Pipit on the slope. 1066 30 to 40 Teal, 14 Wigeon, 6 Shovelor...
Thursday, 8 March 2012

Horse tale

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Sunny, 12º, light SW. A walk along the Thames from Wallingford to Cholsey marsh produced very little, 3 pairs of Great-crested Grebe ,...