Old Quarry Lane, Wakeham Meadows, Wakeham Wildlife Site, Wakeham Railway Cuttings, Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east) and The Mermaid Track
It was another morning walk around my local patch, and though I didn't come across any Firecrests, there were plenty of other migrants about.
Old Quarry Lane: 2 Swallows, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff
Wakeham Meadow: 7+ Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap
Wildlife Site: 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff
Wakeham Railway Cuttings: 1 Chiffchaff
Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east): 3 Chiffchaff
It was another morning walk around my local patch, and though I didn't come across any Firecrests, there were plenty of other migrants about.
Old Quarry Lane: 2 Swallows, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Chiffchaff
Wakeham Meadow: 7+ Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Blackcap
Wildlife Site: 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Chiffchaff
Wakeham Railway Cuttings: 1 Chiffchaff
Wakeham Railway Cuttings (east): 3 Chiffchaff
Mermaid Track: 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrest
Also noted were a few Siskins overhead.
Birds Recorded:
1 Gannet
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Swallow
1 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
18+ Chiffchaff
4 Goldcrest
4 - Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
3+ Siskin
Goldfinch
Also noted were a few Siskins overhead.
Birds Recorded:
1 Gannet
1 Sparrowhawk
1 Buzzard
1 Kestrel
Herring Gull
Wood Pigeon
Collared Dove
2 Swallow
1 Grey Wagtail
Dunnock
Robin
Blackbird
1 Blackcap
18+ Chiffchaff
4 Goldcrest
4 - Long-tailed Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Wren
Magpie
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Linnet
3+ Siskin
Goldfinch
A male Blackcap in Wakeham Meadow
And one of 18 or so Chiffchaffs seen along my walk. And......
......another.....
............one more....
A Chiffchaff in Wakeham Meadow is............
...............joined by another one.
A Goldcrest in Wakeham Meadow
A Long-tailed Tit by the Wildlife Site
Escapees, Ferals, Possibles Etc.
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
3 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Feral pigeon
Butterflies Recorded:
2 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria
3 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Bees Recorded:
2 Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Hoverflies Recorded:
3 Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
A few unidentified flies
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata
2 Honey Bee Apis mellifera
A Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:
Common Wasp Vespula vulgaris
Hoverflies Recorded:
3 Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax
A Common Dronefly Eristalis tenax
Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:
A few unidentified flies
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata
Bugs and Beetles Recorded:
Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form spectabilis
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
3 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
There were 3 Dark Bush-crickets Pholidoptera griseoaptera gathered on this Alexanders Smyrnium olusatrum, but one disappeared sharpish as I moved in closer. On the left is a male and on the right a female.
Common Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form spectabilis
Crickets and Grasshoppers Recorded:
3 Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Trees and Shrubs:
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Buddleia Buddleja davidii
Scarlet Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea
Cotoneaster Cotoneaster sp.
Dog Rose Rosa canina
Bramble Rubus fruticosusa
Other Plants:
Brown Knapweed Centaurea jacea
Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Ivy Hedera helix
Large Bindweed Calystegia silvatica
Wild Clematis Clematis vitalba
Ships today:
This is the Malaysian Crude Oil Tanker "Eagle Vellore" on its way from Rotterdam to Corpus Christi (Texas). More on this vessel here.
More Photos from today will be uploaded tomorrow