Date: 19th October 2026
Time: from 10 a.m.
Weather: dry, bright/cloudy, light wind, 10°C to 11°C
During my visit, I added 2 species to my site list for 2026: Skylark and Starling.
Skylark is a species that I listen and look out for during the October “vis-mig” season. I first recorded it in 2022 and again in both 2024 and 2025. This morning, I heard and then saw a single calling Skylark flying high in northerly direction over the paddock in the northern section of the site. I then saw 2 more birds flying together high over the cemetery heading in a southerly direction.
I thought that I had recorded Starling this year (I should have by October!) but a quick review of my records showed that I had not. Therefore, a small flock of c.30 birds flying over the paddock in the northern section of the site was a welcome sight.
Other notable records of birds during my visit included the following:
Chaffinch: 2 seen flying together over the paddock in the northern section of the site
Goldcrest: 1 heard calling in the woodland in the southern section of the site
Great Spotted Woodpecker: 1 heard calling in the woodland in the southern section of the site
Jackdaw: 1 heard calling in the northern section of the site
With regard to mammals, I saw a single Grey Squirrel in the woodland in the southern section of the site
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Site totals for 2026 to date (2025 and 2024 totals in brackets):
Total species list for the site
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