The weather remains warm with clear skies at night surprisingly not lowering the temperature, and in the daytime still reaching 19/20c, so warm for this time of year.
Revisiting Black Down after the best part of a week on Portland and I wondered what the change might be. There were certainly Meadow Pipits moving, all flying south in small groups, a total for the couple of hours was 162. There were still Siskins around with 26 counted some of which also moved off South. The noticeable difference to a week ago was a singing Woodlark, at least 2 on site, signified a movement of these as they all vanished from the site by the end of June. Also seen were 32 Linnet, 2 Crossbill, 5 Chiffchaff, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Goldfinch, 5 Swallow, 10 Chaffinch. Along with th ever present Stonechat, Dartford Warbler, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit and Treecreeper.
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| Siskin |
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