Pittswood Birds

Another hot and sunny day today, but there was a little more of note to be seen than yesterday. Early this morning as I walked into work across Migrant Alley, first a HOBBY, then a YELLOW WAGTAIL flew over, both good birds for the end of September.

After work this afternoon, I waited until the worst of the heat had gone from the day before venturing out. This proved quite good, as my visit to the drilled and seeded Pub Field gave me my first LAPWING (73) of the month, also on the field were 32 BLACKHEADED, and 6 HERRING GULL, along with a few WOODPIGEONS, ROOKS and JACKDAWS. The run off pool adjacent, had a flock of 8 LONG TAILED TITS, with them was a CHIFFCHAFF, these are the only summer species left on my patch, as for the second day in a row there were no Swallows or House Martins seen.

A walk around the fields and paddocks of Migrant Alley, didn't produce any passage migrants, but there were a party of 9 GOLDFINCH feeding on whats left of the thistle heads, while nearby, in one of the paddocks, the 22 strong LINNET flock fed on dandelion seeds, another paddock had a good flock of around 85 STARLINGS feeding in it.

The Greenhouse Complex Grounds had a few ROBINS, DUNNOCKS, WRENS, PIED WAGTAILS, BLACKBIRDS and a SONG THRUSH, the first ive seen for a few days, the Tall Hedge that borders Migrant Alley had half a dozen BLUE AND GREAT TITS as well as one of the 3 Chiffchaffs seen today.

Goldfinch On Thistle Heads At Migrant Alley

Goldfinch On Thistle Heads At Migrant Alley

Long Tailed Tit - They weren't too co-operative with the camera today  :-)