The weather forecast was for rain spreading east from midday onwards, so it was a quick breakfast and out before it arrived.
It was a slight change of route today, and one which I might keep doing for awhile. Yesterday there was an influx of warblers seen on the island including a few Grasshopper Warblers. So with that in mind the route took me through some good stopping points for them.
Unfortunately not today and looking back at past records, the beginning of May looks more promising.
What I did come across was my first Common Whitethroat of the year in Wakeham Meadow.
Mammals Recorded:
1 Grey Squirrel
Birds Recorded:
Herring Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
2 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
2 Collared Dove
2 Swallow
2 Meadow Pipit
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Song Thrush
1 Common Whitethroat
4 Chiffchaff
2 Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
This Song Thrush was trying to hang onto this Budleia.........
..............and sing at the same time. It failed!!
My first Common Whitethroat for the year in Wakeham Meadow
A Chiffchaff on the Butterfly Reserve
Butterflies Recorded:
1 Peacock
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica)
Yellow-legged Mining Bee (Andrena flavipe)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
A male Yellow Dung Fly
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
7-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
12 Common Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina)
A 7-Spot Ladybird
...............are another three.
Ted:
Ted waiting patiently for me to stop taking photos and get on with our walk
Well he's got more energy than me running up the side of The Cuttings