Friday 21 October 2011

Black Redstart

Overcast, 14º, light to fresh SSW

A bit of a grey day weather wise, but the hill turned up another good species today.

1 Black Redstart on the hill, sticking mainly to the Hawthorn bushes and always around 100m distance from me. Also on the hill were 5 Wheatear, they moved off reasonably quickly west and were last seen moving along the western slope.

The Black Redstart is apparently a 1st for this year in Oxfordshire.

Approximately 18 Yellowhammer, 20+ Meadow Pipit, the odd Skylark and Linnet also present.

3 Red Admirals also seen.

Tawny Owls vocal in the Meadow this evening.
                                   Wheatear
                                   Black Redstart
                                   Black Redstart
                                   Black Redstart
                                   Black Redstart
                            2 Wheatears and Black Redstart (bottom left)
                                  Wheatear
                                   Wheatear
                                   Wheatear
                                            3 Wheatears

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