Actually not that much about today. Only real things of note were 4 Swallow feeding low over Caldene Fields, a pair of Song Thrush at Raw Nook Nr and views of a male Blackcap collecting nesting material.
Spring butterflies and moths…
Firstly I had a ‘ blast from the passed’ moment today when a pair of Lapwing were displaying over Caldene Fields a regular nesting site in bygone years. A returning male Swallow flew into it’s old nesting site the horses…
Summer migrant update…
Received an email from James Bass who visited Raw Nook Nr on 15/4 and was struck by the numbers of singing warblers. His counts were 3 Willow Warblers + 8 Chiffchaff + 6 Blackcaps all good counts. My first thoughts…
A couple of new ones…
A male Blackcap and a Willow Warbler both probable passage birds were at Caldene Fields this morning.
An excellent count of Toads…
Yesterday at Raw Nook Nr pond I has an excellent count of at least 35 Common Toads of which many were copulating. Also the sunshine brought out the first Comma butterfly and 2 peacocks were also noted. This morning 8…
Summer migrant update…
A check this morning for summer migrants revealed 2 additional Chiffchaffs at Toad Holes Beck bringing the number of birds to 3 and a new Chiffchaff was at Raw Nook Nr. A pair of Tufted Duck ( which have probably come…
On their way back…
This morning I did some vismigging at Caldene Fields watchpoint. There was a steady trickle of returning Fieldfares 103 moving N and 118 Meadow pipits moved N/N/W. A count of Bullfinches at Toad Holes beck revealed 9 of which 4…
First migrant arrives back…
Found a returning Chiffchaff this morning singing from an old nest site at Toad Holes Beck…Spring has arrived! Also at the site were 4 Song Thrushes which is a good count. A pair of Coot have taken up residence at…
Early nesting activity…
As Spring gets ever nearer it has been rewarding noticing early nesting birds like the Jackdaws that are collecting mud for nest building at Caldene Fields and then leaving to the S/W. Also a pair of Collard Doves have been…
Returning Whoopers…
A party of 48 Whooper Swans came in from the N/E at 10.40 this morning and left to the S/W over Caldene Fields. A record count for this species.