Pittswood Birds

This morning was perfect for birding, a bit of sun, a bit of cloud, and only a light breeze. I spent 4 hours from 06:30 bashing my patch, and found 49 species, roughly as expected, but no Cuckoo, Garden Warbler or Willow Warbler was seen. On the positive side two LESSER WHITETHROATS sang, the first since the 8th, as did a TREECREEPER from the golfcourse. A TURTLE DOVE ''Purred'' from the scrub headland at migrant alley, and a LITTLE OWL called and was then located on a fencepost, on the edge of a small copse next to the greenhouses. Two GREY WAGTAILS were in one of the college carparks, not far from the stream, and they posed for a picture atop of a traffic cone!
Recently fledged NUTHATCH'S were seen in the wet woods, and newly fledged GOLDFINCH'S visited my garden, its good to find two more confirmed breeding species on my patch.
Butterflies were few, but I did find my first MEADOW BROWN of the year.

Grey Wagtail on a traffic cone

My first Meadow Brown butterfly of the year.

Juvenile Goldfinch at garden feeeders