16 Aug 22

Wakeham

Some welcome rain at long last. It did mean there was no walk today, but it was just great to see some precipitation.

Only highlights were a Willow Warbler singing again, but in the rain this time and just after midnight a Common Sandpiper calling as it headed northeast!!

A Common Sandpiper (One I photographed when I lived in Swindon)

And the flight call of a Common Sandpiper


Birds Recorded
:
1 Common Sandpiper
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
1 Willow Warbler
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Linnet
Goldfinch


Bees Recorded:
1 Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)


Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)