Two images of a Tree Pipit in Shooters Bottom showing the fine flank streaking.
Two images of a Reed Warbler taken in Shooters Bottom.
Male Adonis Blue in Cow Gap.
Arrived with Doreen at 06.15 hrs to a clear sunny calm morning which quickly warmed up. After our poor day on the 15
th, it was nice to see a small fall of migrants. Walked virtually the whole area in 5.5 hrs. and met up with
RKH,
PN, &
RK at the Old Trapping Area where a
Firecrest (our first for the Autumn) and a
Redstart were seen. A second
Redstart was in the Rides. Fair numbers of common migrants were also seen and
RDME was ringing in the Hollow and had a successful morning, ringing 73 birds including 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 1 Sedge, 5 Reed & 8 Garden Warblers, 12
Blackcaps and a very juvenile
Treecreeper (his second ringed & our third for the Autumn). Nice selection of Butterflies seen including 4 Clouded Yellows, 1 Adonis Blue, 1 Silver Spotted Skipper. Migrants seen in the area:
Sand Martin 4
Swallow 50
Tree Pipit 1
Common Redstart 2
Wheatear 4
Reed Warbler 6
Lesser Whitethroat 9
Common Whitethroat 71
Garden Warbler 2
Blackcap 3
Willow Warbler 34
Firecrest 1
