Sunday 7 July 2013

sunday 7/7/2013

What seemed like an age ago, I was finally back on the patch today. But first a couple of updates , the year is turning full circle with a flock of 15 Swallow on wires being the first sign of Autumn ! . On the patch itself a calling Little Owl was nice ,the first for quite awhile.
Sunday morning and I was out early , the local pair of Yellow Wagtails were in full swing with both birds seen carrying food.
 The hedges were busy with 6 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaff, a calling Willow Warbler, a whooping 10 Whitethroat , and best of all a singing Garden Warbler .
 Overhead 10 plus Swallow and 15 plus House Martin were nice and 3 Buzzards and a male Kestrel got the raptors on the board.
In the fields were 4 Skylark, Red Legged Partridge, and 11 Stock Dove , also a Brown Hare showed briefly.
A  Cormarant  flew downriver .
 The patch list now stands at 82