What a wet miserable day, though the weather did clear up before the thunder and lightning hit us early evening.
Main highlights on a very late walk were a Song Thrush, 1 Blackcap and 2 Chiffchaff along Broadcroft Quarry Lane.
Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
1 Blackcap
2 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
2 Raven
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
A lone Collared Dove in the Lower Horse Paddock
50+ Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
If you like wasps there are dozens along Broadcroft Quarry Lane. This is a Common Wasp.
Ted:
Ted in the Lower Horse Paddock, with the storm clouds.......
.............building up from the west.
I think we're in for a noisy night
And just after 7:00pm it was here.
Same as above but slowed down to show the lightning strike.
