Date: 29th November 2024
Time: from 8:30 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 5°C to 6°C
It was a lovely sunny morning for my latest visit to the site, albeit cold with some remaining ground frost.
I recorded 24 species of birds during my visit which is a good total for the site in late autumn/early winter.
The highlights were as follows: a single Sparrowhawk seen flying over the paddock in to the northern section of the site, c.5 Redwings seen in bushes adjacent to the access track from Larkins Tyres and at least c.25 more seen in the northern section of the site, a briefly calling but unseen Fieldfare in the northern section of the site, a male Chaffinch seen briefly in the northern section of the site, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers with single birds seen from along the access track from Larkins Tyres, in the northern section of the site and in the paddock, a single Green Woodpecker heard calling in the northern section of the site, 3 Jackdaws flying over Larkins Tyres heading towards the northern section of the site and a calling but unseen Ring-necked Parakeet over the northern section of the site.
In addition, I saw what was probably a male Blackcap in the boundary area between the paddock and the northern section of the site. However, the bird was heavily obscured by dense vegetation and it failed to call so I was unable to confirm a definitive identification.
I had extended views of a Red Fox evidently hunting in the northern section of the site which I managed to photograph plus 2 Reeves' Muntjacs, the first sightings for several weeks (the first seen crossing the access track just after Larkins Tyres and the second seen running across the field in the northern section of the site).
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Blue Tit
Red Fox
Reeves' Muntjac
Here are some photos from my visit ….
Photo: Red Fox
Photo: Red Fox
Site totals for 2024 to
date (2023 totals in brackets):
Birds = 48 (47)
Total species list for the site
Birds = 66
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