I had intended to continue my walk from Wakeham Meadow to the Lower Horse Paddock and Broadcroft Quarry Lane, but instead I spent a good 30 minutes or so watching, photographing and videoing a Reed Warbler that I came across just west of the meadow.
In fact it wasn't just the Reed Warbler here, but also two Blackcaps and 5 Chiffchaffs.
Birds Recorded:
2 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
1 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Reed Warbler
2 Blackcap
5 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
House Sparrow
Goldfinch
Below are a few images and videos of the Reed Warbler
Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Speckled Wood
Red Admiral
Comma
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Large White
Speckled Wood
Red Admiral
Comma
Red Admiral
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
A Buff-tailed Bumblebee on a Passion flower
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
A German Wasp
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)