An afternoon walk on my local patch turned into an hours search for a Radde's Warbler, seen in the Buddleias next to the meadow, 50 minutes before I had arrived.
And this is its call, which alerted the finder earlier on.
Birds Recorded:
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
2 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
5 Chiffchaff
1 Radde's Warbler - I missed seeing it by 5 seconds 😢
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Below are a pair of Kestrels overlooking Wakeham Meadow
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Large White
2 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Large White
2 Red Admiral
1 Painted Lady
A Painted Lady resting Old Man’s Beard (Clematis vitalba).
Rusty Dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis)
Diamond-backed Moth (Plutella xylostella)
A Rusty Dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) on the front door as I was leaving the cottage.
A Rusty Dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) on the front door as I was leaving the cottage.
Diamond-backed Moth (Plutella xylostella)
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris)
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Ivy Bee (Colletes hederae)
A Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Below are a few Ivy Bee photos.
Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded:
Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
Many unidentified flies
Many unidentified flies