March Winds.......No its May!

Sunny, 10° (felt about half that), Strong NNE.

A cool blustery northerly wind contributed to a quiet time today with very little bird song going on and those that were singing were rather subdued and staying in deep cover.

2 Grey Partridge along one of the tracks.

A couple of small flocks of Swallow out at Lollingdon feeding low over fields and in the lee of hedgerows.

Did not see many insects in the air at all today so species like Swallows that are aerial feeders adopt different feeding strategies as above.

Have seen Swallows pluck insects from leaves and plant tops when weather conditions force insects not to fly.

A female Sparrowhawk seen over Whitehead meadow and a male zipped through the garden later in the day.

Alan was on the other side of the village managed to find a few sheltered spots

Dragonflies: All seen in static situations and not on the wing: Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly and Four-spot Chaser.

 Corn Bunting
 One of two Pied Wagtail feeding chicks in a nearby nest
Robin
 Four-spot Chaser (courtesy Alan Dawson) ↕

 Ermine Moth web protection (courtesy Alan Dawson)
Ermine Moth caterpillars (courtesy Alan Dawson)


from Cholsey Wildlife https://cholseywildlife.blogspot.com/2020/05/march-windsno-its-may.html

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