Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Perryfields Butterfly Reserve, Church Ope Car Park, Penns Wood, St Andrew's Church, Church Ope Cove, Church Ope Cove Wood and Wakeham Wood.
Well it started of sunny this morning and then the clouds rolled in. Only highlight today was the Yellow-browed Warbler calling in Penns Wood and then seen at the far end of St Andrew's Church as it followed the large mixed flock of Long-tailed Tits, 4 Firecrests, a few Goldcrests and 2 Chiffchaffs.
No sign of the "Eastern" Lesser Whitethroat today. I spent a good couple of hours at the top of the wood, but no joy.
On the beach there were 17 Rock Pipits and an unusual sighting of a Meadow Pipit feeding alongside them.
At the back of the cove the pale coloured Chiffchaff with a very distinct white throat was here again.
Here is a breakdown of the birds I came across today:
Penns Wood and St Andrew's Church grounds : 1 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Firecrest and 20+ Long-tailed Tit
Church Ope Cove: 17 Rock Pipit, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail and 1 Grey Wagtail
Church Ope Cove Wood: 1 Chiffchaff
Wakeham Wood: 1 Redwing
Also about was a Red Admiral again at the back of the cove, 5 Wall Lizards in the grounds of St Andrew's Church, where the German Wasp nest is busy as ever. Today though was the first time that there was no activity from the Common Wasp nest.
Here are a few images from today:
At the northern end of St Andrew's Church one of the 4 Firecrests.
Here is another and.....
.........a third one.
I didn't manage to photograph the 4th Firecrest but got this Goldcrest instead.
No "Eastern" Lesser Whitethroat today, but in its favourite Cypress Tree was this female Blackcap.
A Meadow Pipit on the beach today and certainly.........
...........the first one I have actually seen on the beach.........
Here are few more shots.
And last one.
A video of the Meadow Pipit feeding on the Kelp Flies.
In complete contrast a Rock Pipit
If the Rock Pipits weren't feeding they were busy...........
............preening or just simply............
............watching the Kelp Flies, buzzing around them.
A video of the Rock Pipits and the Meadow Pipit all feeding on the Kelp Flies.
And another very short video showing the difference in colour between the two pipits as the Meadow Pipit passes a Rock Pipit.
Especially on an exposed beach, it's always worth having a look for predators, as this Grey Wagtail appears to be doing.
One of the local Ravens comes into land at the..............
............back of the Cove. Big bird!!
In Wakeham Wood a Redwing. Yesterday there were 3 here feeding on the cotoneasters.
In the church grounds this very very tiny Wall Lizard.
Also in the grounds the German Wasp nest is still very busy. Though today the Common Wasp nest was silent.
Mammals Recorded: Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded: 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, Herring Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gull, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, 1 Meadow Pipit, 17 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 1 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 3 Goldcrest, 4 Firecrest, 20+ Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, 1 Raven, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Reptiles Recorded: 5 Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)
Butterflies Recorded: Red Admiral
Wasps Recorded: German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Flies Recorded: Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
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