A wander along Hoecroft Lane to Millennium Wood between 4.30 and 7.30pm last night. Regular chiffchaff and blackcap numbers (c 5 of each) but a noted increase in common whitethroat numbers. I counted 6 singing males, with 2 at Brick Kiln Hill opposite the Nags Head. Green woodpeckers called and a solitary great spotted woodpecker drummed east of the wood. Blue tits were nesting close to the pond but the hoped for cuckoo did not call. Upon my return 4 linnets were observed on Brick Kiln Hill, where a blackcap has also taken up residence.
Plants along Hoecroft Lane included flowering ground ivy, garlic mustard, red and white campion, primulas, rosebay willow herb and the ubiquitous bluebell, with a particularly fine show on Brick Kiln Hill.
Plants along Hoecroft Lane included flowering ground ivy, garlic mustard, red and white campion, primulas, rosebay willow herb and the ubiquitous bluebell, with a particularly fine show on Brick Kiln Hill.
Photos today show white and red campion blooms, along with a fine display of bluebells on Brick Kiln Hill, an overhead view of a fly past drake mallard and a nest building hornet (probably, need to check). Note the darker strip on the wood where the insect has chewed the wood to make its nest.
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