Redstarts & Buntings
Sunny spells, 25°, light SW. The big loop to the Lees, skirting Aston and then to Lollingdon and back. Highlight of the day was 3 Common Redstart on Lollingdon Hill, a male and 2 j...
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Sunny spells, 25°, light SW. The big loop to the Lees, skirting Aston and then to Lollingdon and back. Highlight of the day was 3 Common Redstart on Lollingdon Hill, a male and 2 j...
There was probably only 150 individuals of 40 or so species of moth last night but proportionally quite a few were migrants with the first Scarce Bordered Straw of the year, anothe...
Quite how good this breeding season has been for our Swifts is debatable
I was entertained by a constant procession of these delightful terns
Hazy sunshine, 26°, light NNE. Lollingdon: Common Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat, 4 Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 10+ Chiffchaff, 2 Yellowhammer, a Hobby, a Kestrel, a Sparrowhawk...
The wind shifted round to a light easterly and it felt quite autumnal this morning with Yellow Wagtails, a flock of 20 Redshank and a Common Sandpiper flying over the garden. After...
Sunny, 34°, light E. A brief trip along the Bunk area. The bunds around the gravel pit have been mowed, subsequently a small area of the gravel pit can be seen, approx. 1/6th. 2 Mu...
Sunny, 23°, breezy SW. Bunk line: A Spotted Flycatcher in the small wood near the gravel pit and 5 Yellow Wagtail with the cattle near Church Road. The gravel pit was quite busy wi...
Some bird-lovers have tagged the Marsh Wren the "Heinz 57 variety" bird, because scientists have recorded 57 different variations of its song. And nightfall doesn't faze these bird...
The heatwave continues so I spent another day concentrating around the lodge looking for inverts. Latest observations HERE.A few photos below of the incredible garden biodiversity...
Been hoping for one of these as it's a episodic speciality to the Selsey Peninsula. A nice surprise in the relatively quiet traps this morning following the arrival of the first pr...
Black-and-white Warblers are tiny songbirds that breed in North America’s deciduous forests and winter as far south as Colombia. They feast on insects gleaned from leaves or plucke...
Mainly cloudy, 27°, light SW. Lollingdon: A Common Redstart near Little Lollingdon and a Wheatear on the hill. A Lesser Whitethroat also on the hill plus 2 Common Whitethroat and s...
A male Buff-breasted Sandpiper courts a female on their breeding grounds far north of the Arctic Circle. He raises his wings, flashing their silvery-white undersides, as he sings h...
Sunny intervals, 23°, breezy W. Another day of Clouded Yellow butterfly, with 6 in a clover field at Little Lollingdon, 1 on Lollingdon Hill and another near the Bullshole. A Commo...
Sunny, 28°, fresh ENE. Just the 1 Common Redstart noted on the hill today along with a couple of Corn Bunting and Common Whitethroat and a single Swallow over. Nearby, several Yell...
At this time of year, a very young male Bewick's Wren is beginning to learn how to sing. His father sings a crisp well-defined song, separated by pauses, but the young bird's song...
sunny, 27°, light W.2 encounters with Grass Snake this week. The first was a neighbour who had a Grass Snake in her living room. It had come in through the patio doors and disappea...
Not as oppressive today with a high of around 26 C and a switch to a more refreshing westerly wind. 3 Avocets flew over the garden this morning followed by another two more distant...
“Old Saint Peabody Peabody Peabody” sings the White-throated Sparrow. My song of the summer – notes that summon vacation at will.
Mainly cloudy, 20°, light N. Hard work finding stuff today on a 4 hour walk out to the Lees then around to Lollingdon. Singles of Common Redstart, Lesser Whitethroat and Yellow Wag...
Full disclosure: I am not familiar with North American birds at all. So, I will probably write quite a few posts excitedly discussing species that our readers in the US find boring...
Sunny with light cloud, 28°, light ENE. Birdwise, very quiet again. A single Lapwing seen at the gravel pit and a Reed Warbler nearby but little else. Several Swift, Swallow and Ho...
Sunny spells, 23°, breezy SW. A Sparrowhawk hit the garden this morning. Nearly caught one of the Great-spotted Woodpeckers that frequent the garden. Also a Migrant Hawker Dragonfl...
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