Thursday 13 April 2023

13th April (10:20am - 12:28pm)

Some blue sky & clouds, then all grey cloud by 12:20pm, temperature around 8-9 deg C with a strong wind at times.

5 WREN, 6 BLUE TIT, 5 GREAT TIT, TREECREEPER, NUTHATCH, 3-4 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 2 SWALLOW, 3 ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, 2-3 LINNET, SONG THRUSH, 3 BLACKBIRD, 5 MAGPIE, 50 JACKDAW, 2 ROOK, 3 CROW, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 8+ WOODPIGEON, GREY HERON, KESTREL (m), RING-NECKED PARAKEET 

Mammals - 2 RABBIT, 2 SQUIRREL

Insects - DOCK BUG (Coreus marginatus), 2 BEE-FLY, various FLY sp., 2+ HOVERFLY (Eristalis sp.), BLACK ANT, various BEE sp., COMMON WOODLOUSE (Oniscus asellus)  

Spider - 10 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis)

Additional sightings by GH (pm) - CUCKOO (heard), CORMORANT (flew over Dungeon Hill)