Date: 20th April 2025
Time: from 9 a.m.
Weather: dry, cloudy/sunny, moderate wind, 7°C to 10°C
It was relatively quiet during my visit today with fewer than expected species heard and/or seen. This was possibly due to my later start, the cloudier and breezier weather and the cooler temperatures.
However, there were a few highlights during my visit:
Lesser Whitethroat: singing male again seen in the northern section of the site and paddock following my first record of the year on 13th April 2025.
Chiffchaff: 5 singing males and another 2 calling birds across the site (1 seen)
Blackcap: 1 singing male (unseen)
Sparrowhawk: 1 seen flying over Church Hill before landing in a tree and then immediately flying off
Green Woodpecker: 1 seen flying across the paddock immediately behind Larkins Tyres
Great Spotted Woodpecker: 1 heard “drumming” in the wooded area adjacent to Hilly Road
With regard to mammals, I saw a single Grey Squirrel in the western section of the cemetery
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Lesser Whitethroat
Grey Squirrel
Photo opportunities were lacking other than the first few emerging Bluebells ....
Site totals for 2025 to
date (2024 totals in brackets):
Birds = 40 (49)
Total species list for the site
Birds = 69
Love nature .... act now
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