Wakeham Wood, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church and Church Ope Cove.
All I can say about today is that it was dry. Other than that it was a pretty gloomy day, which was also reflected in the birds noted. Other than 5 Firecrests at Penns Wood (3) and Church Ope Cove Wood (2), the only other highlights were singles of Chiffchaff at the aforementioned locations, a handful of Goldcrests at various spots along my walk and a male Blackcap along the Railway Cuttings.
The only bit of drama today was the sudden appearance of a Common Buzzard which came "screeching" into Penns Wood closely followed by a second bird and a Carrion Crow. Goodness knows why they were chasing each other, but watching all 3 birds flying at speed and avoiding the trees and bushes, just showed that whatever your size, these birds were real masters of aviation. Very impressive.
A sad sight this morning was watching one of the 12 Rock Pipits on the beach at Church Ope Cove with its right foot missing and minus a claw on the the remaining foot. I can only surmise that by virtue of their feeding habits, this individual may well have caught its feet in something "alien" to the beach. i.e. fishing line, netting, rope etc.
Here's a break down of the birds noted today.
Wakeham Wood: 1 Song Thrush and 2 Greenfinch
Wakeham Railway Cuttings: 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tits and 2 Redwing
Penns Wood: 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Firecrest, 12+ Long-tailed Tits and several Chaffinch
All I can say about today is that it was dry. Other than that it was a pretty gloomy day, which was also reflected in the birds noted. Other than 5 Firecrests at Penns Wood (3) and Church Ope Cove Wood (2), the only other highlights were singles of Chiffchaff at the aforementioned locations, a handful of Goldcrests at various spots along my walk and a male Blackcap along the Railway Cuttings.
The only bit of drama today was the sudden appearance of a Common Buzzard which came "screeching" into Penns Wood closely followed by a second bird and a Carrion Crow. Goodness knows why they were chasing each other, but watching all 3 birds flying at speed and avoiding the trees and bushes, just showed that whatever your size, these birds were real masters of aviation. Very impressive.
A sad sight this morning was watching one of the 12 Rock Pipits on the beach at Church Ope Cove with its right foot missing and minus a claw on the the remaining foot. I can only surmise that by virtue of their feeding habits, this individual may well have caught its feet in something "alien" to the beach. i.e. fishing line, netting, rope etc.
Here's a break down of the birds noted today.
Wakeham Wood: 1 Song Thrush and 2 Greenfinch
Wakeham Railway Cuttings: 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrest, 8 Long-tailed Tits and 2 Redwing
Penns Wood: 1 Chiffchaff, 6 Goldcrest, 3 Firecrest, 12+ Long-tailed Tits and several Chaffinch
Church Ope Cove: 12 Rock Pipit
Church Ope Cove Wood: 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest and 2 Firecrest
Here are a few images from today:
Church Ope Cove Wood: 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest and 2 Firecrest
Here are a few images from today:
All appears well with this Rock Pipit.............
As you can see, it has lost its right foot and a claw on its remaining foot. Tough world out there!!
The German Wasp nest is still active despite the cold conditions.
And the Common Wasp nest is still active as well, though there were definitely fewer wasps coming and going.
Birds Recorded: 1 Cormorant, 2 Buzzard, Herring Gull, Wood Pigeon, Meadow Pipit, 12 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 2 Redwing, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldcrest, 5 Firecrest, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and 2 Greenfinch
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
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