Thursday 14 August 2008

August 14th 2008

Cycled down with Francoise to pond where blue skies and sunshine brought the birds out with toft bay and toft shallows being very productive. Three Goldcrest, Willow Warbler 3 and single Chiffcaff were in the undergrowth of the small pond in toft shallow and the vegetation in front of hide held Blackcap 2, Sedge Warbler, another Chiffchaff and Kingfisher. Lapwing 36, Common Sandpiper 3, Wheatear 2 and Grey Wagtail on toft bank and the fence below farborough bank near the field with the "scrape" in it had a immature Whinchat and Green Woodpecker. Two Common Tern out in centre and a Hobby was enjoying picking off one of the 300+ Swifts and Greenshank went through. Also a Buzzard 4 and a few Sand Martin amongst the many Swallows and House Martins. After coffee a search for butterflies produced Peacock, Common Blue and Small Tortoieshell, Common Blue Damselfly, Common Hawker and my first Migrant Hawker of the year. Back home this afternoon was a good for birds of prey with Buzzard 2, Hobby and Peregrine all seen while gardening.

Richard

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