A Wet One
Rain and rain with a lull after midday, 13°, light S.
Both Alan and I took the opportunity to get out along the Bunk line during a break in the rain. Most fields very soggy and some with laying water.
Lots of geese still around with 250+ Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose and around 40 Egyptian Geese (26 on the gravel pit) present in several fields.
Also a Grey Heron, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Lesser Blackback Gull, c12 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 100+ Starling and several Meadow Pipit and Skylark.
2 Blackcap, 5-6 Chiffchaff, a Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 12 Yellowhammer, c6 Reed Bunting and good numbers of Goldfinch.
Once the rain stopped a steady light passage of Swallow and House Martin, all heading south east towards where the cloud was clearing.
And distantly a flock of 60+ Lapwing and 100+ Golden Plover high over Cholsey hill all moving south east.
Dragonflies: 1 Southern Hawker.
from Cholsey Wildlife https://cholseywildlife.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-wet-one.html
Both Alan and I took the opportunity to get out along the Bunk line during a break in the rain. Most fields very soggy and some with laying water.
Lots of geese still around with 250+ Canada Geese, 1 Greylag Goose and around 40 Egyptian Geese (26 on the gravel pit) present in several fields.
Also a Grey Heron, 60+ Black-headed Gull, 3 Lesser Blackback Gull, c12 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 100+ Starling and several Meadow Pipit and Skylark.
2 Blackcap, 5-6 Chiffchaff, a Great-spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 12 Yellowhammer, c6 Reed Bunting and good numbers of Goldfinch.
Once the rain stopped a steady light passage of Swallow and House Martin, all heading south east towards where the cloud was clearing.
And distantly a flock of 60+ Lapwing and 100+ Golden Plover high over Cholsey hill all moving south east.
Dragonflies: 1 Southern Hawker.
Unfortunately no photos today.
from Cholsey Wildlife https://cholseywildlife.blogspot.com/2020/10/a-wet-one.html
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