A change of scenery today, which proved to be quite fruitful with 2 Lesser Whitethroats to add to my year list, both birds were close together between Thumb Lane and Combefield Quarry.
Other birds of note were:
Swifts - 3 heading north over Pennsylvania Castle
Wheatear - 1 in the horse paddock along Weston Street
Blackcap - 1 Old Quarry Lane and 1 Thumb Lane
Chiffchaff - Singles at Old Quarry Lane, Thumb Lane and Pennsylvania Castle Grounds.
Common Whitethroat - 1 Wakeham Meadow, 3 The Windmills, 3 between Thumb Lane and Combefield Quarry
Here are a few images from today:
One of the two Lesser Whitethroats I came across today.
In the same area as the Lesser Whitethroat was this Common Whitethroat
And a late male Wheatear passing through.
A male Linnet looking a bit worn.
And a Stock Dove which I came across in Combefield Quarry
If I have ID'd this thistle correctly it is a Milk Thistle.
Maybe there is a problem with my camera!!
Birds Recorded: 1 Buzzard, Herring Gull, Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, 3 Swift, Swallow, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Dunnock, Robin, 1 Wheatear, Blackbird, Song Thrush, 7 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch
Butterflies Recorded: Large White
Bees Recorded: Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)