Out by 7.30 this morning, over the golf course and back through Westland Green and Chapel Lane. Most of the action happened in the last 20 minutes, with firstly 13 unseasonal fieldfares feeding in field of Chapel Lane and then further down, first hearing and then observing first lesser whitethroat of the year. Almost immediately after, a female wheatear at Home Farm. Two photos here, if somewhat distant.
In all 39 sp. with good numbers of chiffchaff and blackcaps, along with 1 willow warbler and 2 whitethroat. Swallow numbers continue to rise, with over 10 seen but no martins or a cuckoo as yet.
Final birds were 2 herring gulls heading south in the heavy drizzle around 9.30am, hence no early morning butterflies. Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis) was a first for the year, shown here, along with a yellowhammer in poor light and a splendid male blackbird atop the hedge at The Ford.
In all 39 sp. with good numbers of chiffchaff and blackcaps, along with 1 willow warbler and 2 whitethroat. Swallow numbers continue to rise, with over 10 seen but no martins or a cuckoo as yet.
Final birds were 2 herring gulls heading south in the heavy drizzle around 9.30am, hence no early morning butterflies. Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis) was a first for the year, shown here, along with a yellowhammer in poor light and a splendid male blackbird atop the hedge at The Ford.
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