Wishful thinking on my part, but a late visit to the Obs to see if the Common Rosefinch from this morning was still about. And no surprise, it wasn't.
In the the Obs garden a single Chiffchaff, whilst in the Quarry there were at least 7 Blackcaps, a Common Whitethroat, 2 Dunnocks, a Robin, 2 Blackbirds and a Song Thrush.
I've not walked around the Crown Estate Fields before, but having sought permission I walked clock-wise round and then down through the middle until turning right and back to the entrance. Certainly a lot of birds in here with 60+ Linnets, Goldfinches, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, 3 Kestrels, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, a single Skylark, 2 Pheasants and 2 Dunnocks.
Here are a few images:
In the quarry a hungry Starling feeds on the Blackberries.
Also here a Song Thrush.
The Obs from the Crown Estate Fields.
Not the Common Rosefinch but one of the Dunnocks in the Crown Estate Field
A few of the Linnets in the field.
A Small Heath
And finally a Common Blue.
And another shot.
Mermaid Track, Rufus Castle and Museum
A bit cooler today, but still sunny. The Meadow Pipits from early on this morning were still passing overhead this afternoon. Not so many Swallows about, but a few drifting south.
Nearly every flowering Ivy Bush has an Ivy Bee on it, along with Honey Bees, Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum), Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri), Chequered Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare) and wasps.
The Speckled Woods outnumbered the Red Admirals today with 6 Specks and just the 2 Reds. Also seen 1 Large White and a Small Copper.
Here are a few images from today:
There are several of this species of hoverfly on the wing. They are the same size as the Marmalade hoverfly, Episyrphus balteatus, but I have yet to ID it.
Wakeham
First light this morning there was a steady procession of Meadow Pipits passing overhead.
Here are a few images from today:
Ivy Bees...........
............and another.
This is a Tree Bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum)
Two Common Wasps.
A Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)
Very similar to the Pied Hoverfly, this is the smaller Chequered Hoverfly (Melanostoma scalare)
One of the many Speckled Woods seen today.
Stumpy the juvenile Wall Lizard at Rufus Castle
Wakeham
First light this morning there was a steady procession of Meadow Pipits passing overhead.
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