A couple of hours in the sun. Not much bird-wise, especially on the mere which probably wasn’t helped by 126 Greylag Geese. Highlights were the first Ruddy Darter and three Migrant Hawkers flying together, also the first of the year.
Fowlmere
12 August 2012 11:27 - 13:23
Mostly sunny 25C 11SE
Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Teal, Mallard, Pheasant (heard), Grey Heron, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel (heard), Water Rail (heard), Moorhen, Coot, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jay (heard), Carrion Crow, Goldcrest (heard), Blue Tit, Great Tit (heard), Chiffchaff (heard), Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Wren (heard), Blackbird, Robin (heard), Dunnock, Chaffinch, Linnet, Bullfinch (heard), Brimstone, Green-veined White, Peacock, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Common Blue Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Brown Hare
A couple of hours in the sun. Not much bird-wise, especially on the mere which probably wasn’t helped by 126 Greylag Geese. Highlights were the first Ruddy Darter and three Migrant Hawkers flying together, also the first of the year.