I was up with the sparrows this morning and out for a walk between 6:45am - 8:45am. Unfortunately it proved to be a bit of a disappointment, with the only Spring migrants noted being:
Common Whitethroat: 1 in the Lower Horse paddock, 2 on the reserve
Lesser Whitethroat: 1 in Wakeham Meadow and 1 on the reserve
Blackcap: 1 close to the Wakeham Wildlife Site
Chiffchaff: 1 Old Quarry Lane, 1 Lower Horse Paddock, 1 on the reserve
Birds Recorded:
1 Buzzard
1 Pheasant
Herring Gull
1 Stock Dove
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
2 Song Thrush
3 Common Whitethroat
2 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
3 Chiffchaff
Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A Robin with a beakful of caterpillars for youngsters somewhere on the reserve
And a "bendy" Lesser Whitethroat......
............in Wakeham Meadow.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
A male Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
Garden Snail (Cornu aspersa)
There were quite a few Garden Snails about, after last nights rain.
One happy dog.