Two short walks today. The first was to the open ground just south of Fancy Farm, followed by a walk to the North Hide again while I Ted was being pampered at the dog groomers.
Fancy's Farm
Highlights here were 2 Swallows heading north, 2 male and 1 female Stonechat, 3 Common Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and a Chiffchaff singing.
Birds Recorded:
2 Buzzard
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
3 Stonechat
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
3 Common Whitethroat
2 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Have you ever had that feeling you're being watched. A Robin watches my every move.
A male Stonechat on the Fancy Farm fence.
And another male Stonechat
A male Common Whitethroat hidden in a thicket
This Wren was in good voice
And another bird keeping tabs on me was this Carrion Crow.
Hmm this Jackdaw has lost half of its lower mandible.
There are lots of Linnets around this year. Both of these are.......
...............males.
1 Large White
Moths Recorded:
1 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
A Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum)
A Common Carder Bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa)
The open ground just south of Fancy Farm
Theo never stops!!
Ships Today:
This is the Maltese Ro-Ro Cargo Ship "Celine" on its way from Zeebrugge to Dublin. More on this vessel here.
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RSPB Radipole Lake
Highlight here was my first Hobby of the year, which was flying alongside dozens of Swifts high above the reserve.
Birds Recorded:
2 Grey Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
1 Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier
1 Hobby
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
1 Common Tern
Wood Pigeon
20+ Swift
50+ Sand Martin
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
10+ Reed Warbler
2 Sedge Warbler
5 Cetti's Warbler
1 Common Whitethroat
2 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
4 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
1 Reed Bunting
Birds Recorded:
2 Grey Heron
Canada Goose
Mallard
1 Buzzard
2 Marsh Harrier
1 Hobby
Black-headed Gull
Herring Gull
1 Common Tern
Wood Pigeon
20+ Swift
50+ Sand Martin
Dunnock
Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
10+ Reed Warbler
2 Sedge Warbler
5 Cetti's Warbler
1 Common Whitethroat
2 Lesser Whitethroat
1 Blackcap
4 Chiffchaff
1 Willow Warbler
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
1 Reed Bunting
A drake Mallard on the River Wey.
A female Marsh Harrier soars over the reserve.
And a record shot of two Swifts.
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded:
Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea)
Well I hope I have ID'd this correctly as a female Southern Hawker. This was the best view I could get.
Large White
Small White
2 Brimstone
Bees Recorded:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
A Tapered Dronefly (Eristalis pertinax)
Alder Fly (Sialis lutaria)
An Alder Fly (Sialis lutaria)