Thursday, 29 February 2024

29th Feb- cloudy, 9C, light WNW

Lilbourne Meadow; afternoon.

Shoveler, Gadwall, Teal, Mallard, Wigeon, a Little Grebe, Lapwing c20


Stanford-on-Avon;

The Cattle Egret was feeding in the field flood pools, along with Black-headed and Common Gulls, Canada and Greylag Geese.

28th Feb - cloudy, dull, drizzle /light showers pm, 8C

 No obs today to report except the Pied Wagtail pair is back inspecting the old roof tiles where they often nest.

Tuesday, 27 February 2024

27th Feb - mostly cloudy, light SW, 8C

Willey;
A busy day, but I did notice a Carrion Crow pestering a Kestrel flying just west of the houses and a couple of Fieldfares stopped off in the top of the Church Horse chestnut tree for a rest.

Monday, 26 February 2024

26th Feb - mostly sunny am, with cloud increasing and isolated short wintry showers around. Mod-brisk NE, 7C

No obe today.

25th Feb - Frost last night -1C, sunny am, becomonh cloudy with light shower during afternoon, mod Easterly, 7C

Lilbourne Meadows; morning
No Stonechats found today.
Three Shelducks, Little Egret, 2 Little grebes, usual ducks..
c100 Starlings, a male Reed Bunting, c6 Goldfinches. 

Three Roe Deer seen. they all appear to be hinds, I wonder if there is a buck here too?  They are penned in here by roads and development, but I guess they do wander over the country too.





Stanford-on Avon,; lake and monument field area, afternoon.

A Cattle Egret was on the Hall lake island, with several Grey Herons.
Interestingly, 2 Oystercatchers were sitting on an overhanging branch at the lake too.
Plenty of Back-headed and Common Gulls on the fields.


Stanford reservoir;
A Sparrowhawk, 6 Goldeneye, a Goosander drake, 2 Shovelers.
Two Jays, mixed flock of Fieldfares/Redwings and Starlings about.

Saturday, 24 February 2024

24th Feb - frost -2C last nightmostly sunny, 8C, very light WSW

Didn't do any birding as such today as I visited a vintage show mat Malvern.

I did notice two things, 1) that the Rooks were busy building next to the showground and 2) that there seems a reasonable number of Rockeries in the villages/towns that you pass through on the way, not unusual in built-up areas, it just seemed lots more like this down there than around here.