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2019 off to a reasonable start

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Overcast, 5°, light NNW. A Little Egret seen today on the way out to Lollingdon and appeared to drop down near Amwell Spring. The hill hosted around 100 Fieldfare and a flock of c50 Meadow Pipit for a time before moving off over the top. Several Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer around the hill and a single Corn Bunting . A small flock of c20 Pied Wagtail feeding out with the Sheep. A few more Fieldfare and Redwing scattered around the Lollingdon area, a Goldcrest , Grey Heron , Kestrel , a couple of Jay , 2 Bullfinch and several Starling amongst other species. A Brambling in a private garden. Per Alan Dawson. 2 Blackcap in TW’s garden and 2 Chiffchaff at CSW. The flock of c60 Golden Plover still around Cholsey Hill. Brambling (courtesy Alan Dawson) from Cholsey Wildlife https://cholseywildlife.blogspot.com/2019/01/2019-off-to-reasonable-start.html
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Clifden Nonpareil

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Cloudy with some heavy rain, 18°, light to blustery SSW Another rare moth caught by Tony Rayner today. A Clifden Nonpareil or Blue Underwing. The second record for Cholsey after one last year. This moth recolonised southern England in 2007 and is slowly spreading northwards. The unusual name of this moth derives from the first British records on the Cliveden estate in Berkshire in the 18th century and nonpareil meaning “without equal” in French. Birdwise: A flock of 50+ Hirundines over Church road this morning feeding along the edge of a rain front and moving off to the south east. Virtually all House Martin and 3 Swallow noted. Possibly the same or another flock back after the rain ceased feeding over Whitehead Meadow and surrounding area. A few photos taken by Tony before release. from Cholsey Wildlife https://cholseywildlife.blogspot.com/2019/09/clifden-nonpareil.html
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Rooks

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The Rooks are very entertaining this time of year around the garden. In 2018 the trees next to Church road were topped, therefore the Rooks have moved back along the meadow to nest in trees that are more suitable and putting them in direct line of sight to the garden bird feeders. Also the fact that the pair of Crows that were resident nearby have disappeared (they used to deter the Rooks from the garden and meadow), the Rooks now have free range feeding in Whitehead Meadow and the garden whilst present at the nest site. Certain times of day several will descend on the garden feeders and attempt to extract seed from the feeders. However they only succeed in spilling seed to the ground for which the Stock Doves, Wood Pigeons and Ducks are very grateful for. Yesterday a fight broke out between two Rooks in the garden and all hell broke loose. Around 30 Rooks were perched above the fight squawking whilst others were flying around above. It was akin to a playground fight scene with ...
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