Sunday 7 October 2018

7th October


I can’t remember an autumn so devoid of birds as this one but at least the first Fieldfares and Redwings moved west over the village this afternoon.
In the secret garden the first Kingfisher was back and other birds there today included two Buzzard, two Jay, Sparrowhawk, Bullfinch and Chiffchaff. A Migrant Hawker was also still present hunting around the fen area…


This golf-tee shaped mark is one of the ways of distinguishing this species


Talking of insects this is, I think, a Hawthorn Shield Bug, photographed in Morton a few days ago…


Elsewhere I had a small movement of Skylarks over the house last night and this morning, all moving south-west. I also photographed this Chiffchaff through the window…


And that was it! Hopefully still time for things to pick up.

Year List to end of September – 97 species.