An incredibly warm and sunny day after a cloudy start. Lots of migration going on at Amwell, though not much actually on the pit. Most of the birds were moving before the sun came out at about 11am.
Redwing x 1000+ mostly south-east.
Song Thrush x c.100? mostly south (sometimes distant so difficult to tell from Redwing flocks.)
Skylark x 30+ mostly south/south-east.
Hobby – south-east.
Linnet x 20+
Also seen:
Little Egret x 2
Buzzard x 3
Cetti’s Warbler – heard.
Fowlmere late afternoon remained quiet as usual. A couple of Snipe and a Cetti’s Warbler heard.
With loads of good birds nationally and a few good local goodies I decided to try Therfield Heath in the hope of a Wheatear or Ring Ouzel. No such luck with thirteen Red-legged Partridges being the only notable bird sighting. Clustered Bellflowers were still in bloom, and at dusk I had this very large bat which I am sure is Noctule Bat, even though it is has not apparently been recorded here according to “Mammals, Amphibians, and Reptiles of Hertfordshire” by Michael Clark.
Redwings were also going over the garden as night fell.
