Wednesday 10 April 2013

Lollingdon

Hazy sun, 10º, light SSE.

A walk around Lollingdon today, nothing much on the hill apart from a few Meadow Pipit and a couple of Corn Bunting.
Around two hundred Fieldfare and a handful of Redwing feeding on some recently ploughed fields and then flushed by a Sparrowhawk.

A couple of Chiffchaff present (one in song) and the first Willow Warbler in song by the spring.
Thanks to Biffa for collecting all the rubbish sacks at Cholsey marsh today.

A Blackcap in the garden today again with a ring on its right leg and am trying to ascertain whether it’s the “French ringed” bird from earlier in the year. It’s not a regular in the garden as its feeding behaviour is different from previous visitors and two more Blackcap appeared this evening (both unringed birds).
 A nice pic of a Canada Goose on Ferry lane a few weeks ago © Ben Hobbs

 The garden Wren out in the open for a change
 The 2 unringed Blackcaps
Serious looking sheep in Lollingdon

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