Date: 19th April 2021
Time: from 8:15 p.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, dark, 11°C
As on my last evening visit, I laid
out some dog food, dog biscuits and peanuts outside one of the Badger sett
entrance/exit holes but I was again unsuccessful in seeing any Badgers.
This was my fourth successive visit this year where I have failed.
However, I again saw a Red Fox
appear out of the darkness having evidently caught the smell of the dog food
although it did not find it. Instead it walked off and in doing so approached extremely
close to where I was sat but clearly unaware of my presence.
With regard to birds, a short evening
chorus prior to full darkness falling comprised the usual expected species: several Robins and Blackbirds, 2 Wrens and a
single Song Thrush.
As I arrived at the site and before it
went dark, I briefly heard a singing Blackcap song, 2 alarm calling Blackcaps
and a calling Green Woodpecker.
Species recorded
during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Site totals to date (2021 totals in brackets):
Mammals = 6 (4)
Butterflies = 21 (4)
Dragonflies and damselflies = 7 (0)
Reptiles = 1 (0)
Amphibians = 0 (0)
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