Just after sunrise
I undertook a five hour full patch walk this morning, finding a total of 43 bird species, which is bang on average for a full patch walk. Most of what was seen was pretty average too, with no new species found for the October list, best sightings were a GREY WAGTAIL that flew into the Greenhouse Grounds, where the female KESTREL was at the nest box, a LESSER REDPOLL that flew over Migrant Alley, a LITTLE OWL that called from the Small Holding and what might prove to be my last SWALLOW of the year flying over the Ashes Lane Fields.
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The SISKINS and GOLDFINCHES continue to feed in the Alders at the Greenhouse Grounds, half a dozen MEADOW PIPITS remain on the sheep pasture at Migrant Alley, and the many hundreds of GREYLAG / CANADA GEESE continue their morning commute southwards. A GREY HERON was the only bird of interest on the lakes, plus a CHIFFCHAFF was seen in the Scrubby Woods, the only one found today. It was a bit of a mystery why no Buzzards were seen today though, maybe they got lost in the fog!
I took a few Meadow Pipit photo's this morning, I can save those for a future post, as the weather looks to be on the turn tomorrow, not good for photography :-(
2 comments:
A cracking day today weather wise. Just in time for the rain to come when i'm at work. A good total today.
Yes Marc,
Rain on its way, was a good spell of photography weather though :-)
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