A sunny day interspersed with a few rain showers, almost spring like, 10º, light
SW.
Decided to take a walk out to Lollingdon hill today rather
than drive and as it’s been a few days since we’ve had any significant rain the
flooding in the fields has subsided quite a bit, however it was still heavy
going underfoot.
The walk out was rather quiet, a Mistle Thrush and Song
Thrush singing in the meadow and a couple of Bullfinch and a singing Goldcrest
in the millennium wood area and that was about it until reaching the hill.
2 Linnet present in a hedgerow to the west of the hill,
a couple of Red Kite and a Buzzard over the hill and I could see the
usual Black-headed and Lesser Blackback Gull flock and Lapwings in the distance but apart from
that very little on the hill.
The thrush flock out at Lollingdon to the north of the hill was
very flighty today suggesting a raptor of some description around but
unfortunately not seen by me. At times the Redwing,
Fieldfare and Starlings would settle in some trees and the chatter was audible for
some distance.
Also in the area were a Great-spotted
and Green Woodpecker, a Grey
Heron, 2 Grey Partridge, a Treecreeper accompanying a small Tit
flock, and a few Song Thrush and Blackbird.
The numbers of Goldfinch and Chaffinch visiting the garden
has substantially decreased this week from around 20’ish of each to 3 or 4,
have they moved on or dispersed in to the wider area?
Fieldfares (above & below)
Linnet
Song Thrush
There is a Treecreeper in the above pic!
Treecreeper
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