Sunday 5th June a.m.
Another misty start to the day which was slow to clear making finding birds hard work this morning, we started with a temperature of 10°C.The
Sand Martins are reliable here and there were c20 of them around, they were also joined by a couple of
Swallows and later a couple of
Swifts.A
Curlew was seen in the distance and we had three
Mallards fly over , also two
LBB Gulls flew over.The
Cuckoo was heard throughout our visit but we didn't spot it once.A
Kestrel was in the quarry and nearby a
Little Owl was seen and also a couple of
Oystercatchers and
Redpolls, plenty
Mipits around with other common species.The hightlights for us was seeing several
Whitethroats, one of which was collecting food and taking a good selection for its chicks.
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| Whitethroat |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Kestrel |
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| Little Owl |
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| Redpoll |
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| Whitethroat catching plenty food for its chicks |
Cracking Whitethroat pics.
ReplyDeleteJohn
Thanks John, there should be some chicks fledging soon.
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