3 Sep 22

Bumpers Lane, Broadcroft Quarry Lane, Broadcroft Butterfly Reserve, Upper Horse Paddock and Lower Horse Paddock

At long last some migrants found along my walk today with 10+ Swallow, 2 Tree Pipit, 3 Meadow Pipit, 4 Yellow Wagtail and a Chiff/Will all recorded.

Birds Recorded:
Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
10+ Swallow
Tree Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Yellow Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
Chiffchaff/Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
12 Linnet
Goldfinch

An adult Yellow Wagtail (above) and a juvenile.

Not too sure on this Yellow Wagtail. Possibly a female.

Yellow Wagtail feeding in the Lower Horse Paddock


Butterflies Recorded:
Large White
Speckled Wood


Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)


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

Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)


Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)

Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

Pied Hoverfly (Scaeva pyrastri)