Well it might be Friday 13th but there was nothing unlucky about the bird watching today, with the main highlight being a Wryneck I nearly stood on at the pools Here.
I was watching a Chiffchaff and moved into a better position to watch it. To do this I took a small track to the side of the pool and as I looked down, there was a Wryneck looking up at me. A split second later it was off and over the Buddleia. I did check the quarry on the east side of the Buddleia but after 30 minutes I gave up.
Other highlights including the Wryneck were:
Wakeham Wood: 4 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap
Perryfields: 5 Chiffchaff
Penns Wood: 1 Chiffchaff
St Andrews Church and Church Ope Cove Woods: 4 Chiffchaff (2 singing), 8 Blackcap and 2 Spotted Flycatchers
Church Ope Cove: 10 Rock Pipit and 1 Pied Wagtail
Penns Weare: 2 Blackcap
Bumpers Lane Quarry: 2 Blackcap (one in sub-song) and a Greenfinch
Bumpers Lane: 1 Blackcap
Broadcroft Quarry Lane Pools: 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap and 1 Wryneck
Broadcroft Quarry Lane: 2 Blackcap
Throughout my walk there were 100's of Meadow Pipits flying over, including a huge flock in Perryfields Quarry which were feeding on the ground and were then put up by one of the big plant hire machines. It wasn't just pipits flying through but hundreds of Swallows and House Martins.
Other highlights including the Wryneck were:
Wakeham Wood: 4 Chiffchaff and 1 Blackcap
Perryfields: 5 Chiffchaff
Penns Wood: 1 Chiffchaff
St Andrews Church and Church Ope Cove Woods: 4 Chiffchaff (2 singing), 8 Blackcap and 2 Spotted Flycatchers
Church Ope Cove: 10 Rock Pipit and 1 Pied Wagtail
Penns Weare: 2 Blackcap
Bumpers Lane Quarry: 2 Blackcap (one in sub-song) and a Greenfinch
Bumpers Lane: 1 Blackcap
Broadcroft Quarry Lane Pools: 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcap and 1 Wryneck
Broadcroft Quarry Lane: 2 Blackcap
Throughout my walk there were 100's of Meadow Pipits flying over, including a huge flock in Perryfields Quarry which were feeding on the ground and were then put up by one of the big plant hire machines. It wasn't just pipits flying through but hundreds of Swallows and House Martins.
Not too many butterflies, bees, wasps and hoverflies seen this morning, I was quite early and the best I could do was 3 Ivy Bees just up from The Cuttings Here.
Here are a few images and a couple of videos from this morning:
................today there were 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 8 Blackcaps and 4 Chiffchaff.
One of the two Spotted Flycatchers at the cove this morning.
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded: Cormorant, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Wryneck, House Martin, Swallow, 300+ Meadow Pipit, 10 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 18 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and a Greenfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and Painted Lady
Bees Recorded: 3 Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) and Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
The final day of the European Federation of Sea Anglers, European Boat and Line Class Championships 2019. Most of the competition boats were out on The Shambles this morning. More on this competition Here.
2018
Today's Sightings Here.
2017
Today's Sightings Here.
In Wakeham Wood one of the 4 Chiffchaffs here.
A Meadow Pipit on the lookout at Perryfields Quarry. The other 100+ birds were behind it.
Also at Perryfields one of the 5 Chiffchaff feeding in a Sycamore.
In Penns Wood a Grey Squirrel keeps its beady eye on me.
The huts and woods at the back of the cove where...............
................today there were 2 Spotted Flycatchers, 8 Blackcaps and 4 Chiffchaff.
One of the two Spotted Flycatchers at the cove this morning.
One of the two Spotted Flycatchers.
And the second bird.
And another shot.
Quite a few Blackcaps at the cove with this male.......
.......a female with her brown cap.
Another male.
And a Robin looking down at a pair of Blackcaps.
The juvenile Pied Wagtail is still present at the cove.
A Rock Pipit, into double figures on the beach today with 10 recorded.
Out to sea 3 Oystercatchers make their way across the Bay.
An Ivy Bee by the Cuttings. Didn't see any at the bottom of Rufus steps today!!
Broadcroft Quarry Lane Pools where I........
........came across this Chiffchaff and nearly stood on a Wryneck.
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded: Cormorant, Buzzard, 2 Kestrel, 3 Oystercatcher, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Wryneck, House Martin, Swallow, 300+ Meadow Pipit, 10 Rock Pipit, 1 Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 2 Song Thrush, 18 Blackcap, 15 Chiffchaff, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and a Greenfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Green-veined White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and Painted Lady
Bees Recorded: 3 Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica) and Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded: Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) and Tapered Drone Fly (Eristalis pertinax)
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
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On this day..........
2018
Today's Sightings Here.
2017
Today's Sightings Here.