A day without rain hooray, but it was still pretty windy, though I'm not complaining as I came across my first Yellow-browed Warbler of the year in Broadcroft Quarry Lane and 2 Firecrests in Pennsylvania Castle Woods.
Other highlights were:
In the hedgerow where I photographed this Chiffchaff in Broadcroft Quarry Lane was also my first Yellow-browed Warbler for the year. Sadly no photo of the YBW.
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Red Admiral (again)
Moths Recorded:
1 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
Bees Recorded:
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
General Shots:
Ted:
15 Rock Pipit - Church Ope Cove
4 Pied Wagtail - 2 Church Ope Cove and 2 Lower Horse Paddock
2 Grey Wagtail - 2 Lower Horse Paddock
12 Chiffchaff - 3 Old Quarry Lane, 4 Wakeham Railway Cuttings, 2 Pennsylvania Castle Woods and 3 Broadcroft Quarry Lane
5 Goldcrest - 1 Wakeham Meadow, 2 Wakeham Railway Cuttings and 2 Broadcroft Quarry Lane
50+ Linnet - Lower Horse Paddock
4 Pied Wagtail - 2 Church Ope Cove and 2 Lower Horse Paddock
2 Grey Wagtail - 2 Lower Horse Paddock
12 Chiffchaff - 3 Old Quarry Lane, 4 Wakeham Railway Cuttings, 2 Pennsylvania Castle Woods and 3 Broadcroft Quarry Lane
5 Goldcrest - 1 Wakeham Meadow, 2 Wakeham Railway Cuttings and 2 Broadcroft Quarry Lane
50+ Linnet - Lower Horse Paddock
Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Meadow Pipit
15 Rock Pipit
4 Pied Wagtail
2 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
12 Chiffchaff
1 Yellow-browed Warbler
5 Goldcrest
2 Firecrest
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
50+ Linnet
Goldfinch
1 Sparrowhawk
Herring Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Meadow Pipit
15 Rock Pipit
4 Pied Wagtail
2 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
12 Chiffchaff
1 Yellow-browed Warbler
5 Goldcrest
2 Firecrest
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
50+ Linnet
Goldfinch
A female Sparrowhawk powering over the lower horse paddock. Or is it a female Merlin!! Hmm
An adult Great Black-backed Gull
One of the 15 Rock Pipits at the cove this afternoon.
A 1st winter Pied Wagtail
In Pennsylvania Castle Wood were these two.......
..........Firecrests. I can see you!!
1 Red Admiral (again)
Moths Recorded:
1 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
And there are still Rush Veneers about. I've never seen so many as I have this year.
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
An Ivy Bee
German Wasp (Vespula germanica)
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
A German Wasp "guarding" the entrance to the nest.
Captions more than welcome!!!
Well at least it managed to get up and fly off.
A busy German Wasp nest in Bumpers Lane
A Common Wasp for comparison.
Marmalade Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Kelp Fly (Coelopa frigida)
General Shots:
Still very weedy on the beach
King Rufus surveying his realm.
Ted:
Come on Dad open the gate.
I can see you.