Sunday, 1 September 2019

Sunday 1st September - 8 months down

Can't believe its September already. !!

Another early morning Blackdown walk this morning.

A drop in temperature was noticeable first thing this morning on Blackdown and there was a reduction in the numbers of birds of recent days. Early on, 2 Wheatears showed on the Reservoir Track and 2 Tree Pipits took flight heading south calling along with a Grey Wagtail heading in the same direction. The first flock of birds took a while to be encountered but held 12 or more Spotted Flycatchers, 2 Redstart, c20 Chiffchaff, 8 Willow Warbler, 3 Whitethroat and 1 Blackcap. The local Stonechats and Dartford Warblers were still active and plenty of sightings of Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Nuthatch and Treecreeper in with the flocks of Tits kept thing s interesting, but nothing appeared to set the pulse racing.

Redstart (f)
Bullfinch
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Wheatear



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