SS15 wildlife watching

This blog was set up in mid-March 2020 during the emerging COVID-19 health crisis in the UK. It initially aimed to provide records of wildlife sightings and photographs from sites within walking distance of my home in the SS15 postcode area of Basildon in Essex during lockdown travel restrictions. Even though the pandemic has largely subsided, this blog continues to include my local wildlife sightings, my trips away from home plus some personal thoughts and reflections on other issues.

Thursday 24 March 2022

Update on visit to St. Nicholas Church and surrounding areas – 24th March 2022

After my early morning visit to the site (see here), I left home again at 10:25 a.m. to catch a bus in St. Nicholas Lane.

Having walked up Church Hill, I then walked down the grassy strip running from the church car park to St. Nicholas Lane. In this small area, I heard and then saw another singing male Chiffchaff plus I recorded my first butterfly species of the year for the site, a single Peacock.

Site totals to date (2022 totals in brackets):

Birds = 56 (35)

Mammals = 6 (3)

Butterflies = 21 (1)

Dragonflies and damselflies = 7 (0)

Reptiles = 1 (0)

Amphibians = 0 (0)

Slava Ukraini! …. Glory to Ukraine !