That make my little effort from the country park, Draycote Water rather pointless in mentioning but I always get a kick in watching birds passing over knowing they have come hundreds of miles with many more to travel. Best I could come up with in a 90 minute session was 250 Starling, 71 Fieldfare, 122, Redwing, 103 Skylark and 2 Siskin plus a flock of 1500 Wood Pigeon in the valley disturbed by a Peregrine. New arrival today on the reservoir was a female Red-crested Pochard found by Bob. The Lesser Scaup was back in grays barn after getting fed up with being pushed around by fishing boats and did not show well. Also present were Rock Pipit, 4 Pochard, 11 Wigeon, 3 Raven, 5 Buzzard, Redshank, Swallow and 8 House Martin.
Insects seen were Comma, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Vapourer Moth 2 and Green Brindled Crescent while my third Slow Worm for the reservoir was sunbathing away from the lica abusers and pram pushers on a quiet sunny embankment.
Vapourer Draycote Water
Bob came round to photograph a few moths and more Redwing were going over so after he left I went to dunsmore ridge and managed in a 90 minute session 364 Redwing 88 Fieldfare 134 Skylark, 16 Golden Plover and a Brambling plus 3 local Buzzard and 2 Raven.
Red-line Quaker by Bob Hazell
Green-brindled Crescent by Bob Hazell
Richard
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