Date: 27th October 2025
Time: from 8:30 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, moderate/strong wind, 11°C to 12°C
I wasn’t expecting too much from my visit this morning due to the moderate to strong winds. However, it turned out to be an excellent visit for wildlife.
I was able to add another species to my 2025 site list taking the total to 50 species: Stonechat.
This sighting was totally unexpected. I first spotted a male Stonechat perched largely obscured in some scrub in the paddock in the northern section of the site ….
Photo: Stonechat
It then did the decent thing and perched up conspicuously, as Stonechats do, at several points around the northern section of the site. This enabled me to get several photos ….
Photo: Stonechat
Photo: Stonechat
Photo: Stonechat
Photo: Stonechat
Photo: Stonechat
Finally, I managed to
get my best photo of the series ….
Photo: Stonechat
With this Stonechat
sighting, my 2025 site list has now reached 50 species, an
all-time record. Not only that but my all-time site list has now reached 70
species. I doubt that the bird realised the importance of his presence!
The other highlights with regard to birds during my visit were as follows:
Redwing: at least 2 birds heard calling overhead but none seen
Common Buzzard: 1 seen briefly in the northern section of the site
Grey Heron: 1 flushed from the pond in the northern section of the site
Goldcrest: 1 heard calling in the wooded area in the southern section of the site
Chaffinch: 4 seen flying over the northern section of the site
Starling: at least 150 seen in flight over and around the northern section of the site
Green Woodpecker: 1 seen in the central section of the cemetery
Great Spotted Woodpecker: 1 seen flying high over the northern section of the site
With regard to mammals, I saw 2 Reeves' Muntjacs in the woodland in the southern section of the site as I returned home.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Stonechat
Reeves’ Muntjac
Here are some other photos from my visit ….
Site totals for 2025 to
date (2024 totals in brackets):
Birds = 50 (49)
Total species list for
the site
Birds = 70
Love nature .... act now
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