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.

Wednesday 10 August 2022

Evening visit to St. Nicholas Church and surrounding areas – 10th August 2022

Date: 10th August 2022

Time: from 9 p.m.

Weather: dry, setting sun, dark, light wind, 21°C

This was my first evening visit for some time.

I had 2 separate sightings of an individual Common and/or Soprano Pipistrelle flying around the church.

In addition, I initially heard the loud "geckering" of Red Foxes beyond the church car park and the western section of the cemetery but later I had a brief torchlight view of an individual in the western section of the cemetery and 2 on either side of the eastern section of the cemetery.

Here are some photos taken on my mobile phone ....