#SuperMoon

Tried for the Hobbys with Michelle tonight (now yesterday). None seen. But we did see the moon rise above the horizon whilst waiting. It seemed huge!

In the early hours of the morning, I did my best to take a photo. Not great but…

Fowlmere

Dull. But enjoyed a bit of autumnal sunshine, as did a few insects.

Fowlmere
26 September 2015 13:46 - 15:28
Sunny 17C 8NE
Greylag Goose, Greater Canada Goose, Teal, Mallard, Shoveler, Buzzard, Moorhen, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jay (heard), Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest (heard), Blue Tit, Great Tit (heard), Swallow, Chiffchaff, Blackcap (heard), Wren (heard), Robin (heard), Chaffinch (heard), Goldfinch, Linnet, Reed Bunting (heard), Rabbit, Speckled Wood, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter

Fowlmere

Quiet – well, apart from 300+ noisy Greylag Geese, presumably a record count. Three Barn Owls were nice to see, including two (young?) birds in the nestbox which they are now presumably using as a day roost.

Fowlmere
24 September 2015 17:43 - 19:09
Clear 15C 15W
Greylag Goose, Greater Canada Goose, Teal, Mallard, Grey Partridge, Little Grebe, Water Rail (heard), Moorhen, Lapwing, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Barn Owl, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit (heard), Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff (heard), Blackcap, Wren (heard), Blackbird (heard), Robin (heard), Dunnock (heard), Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Rabbit, Fallow Deer

Hobbys

Two Hobbys at least (and one of which at least is a juvenile) still present. They’ve moved which is why I hadn’t been seeing them. Now roosting in the trees by the footpath to Fowlmere where they spent some time last year. Also a bevy of nine Grey Partridges

Acadian Flycatcher

Dash to Dungeness to see the Empidonax flycatcher reported in the morning. Made it about an hour before dusk (hence bad photographs – much better ones here.) After some research at home before I left, and after seeing the bird, clearly an adult Acadian Flycatcher, a first for Britain, and the first live one in the Western Palearctic. Not bad for the last day of summer.

   

Red Kite

A Red Kite glided slowly past my office window, whilst working at home.

Fowlmere

Not too bad. Spent most time along Guilder brook where I managed six species of Warbler: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Whitethroat, and Lesser Whitethroat.

Fowlmere
17 September 2015 17:48 - 19:33
Cloudy 10C 7W
Teal, Mallard, Little Grebe, Buzzard (heard), Kestrel, Water Rail (heard), Moorhen, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Magpie, Jay, Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Goldcrest, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Swallow, House Martin, Long-tailed Tit, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Wren (heard), Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock (heard), Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Rabbit