Sunday 27 May 2012
Carried out the monthly survey of the farm at Preston Crowmarsh. 277 individuals of 31 species the most noteworthy being 7 singing Whitethroats. nearly twice the previous highest count but possible this could have been influenced by an unusually early start of 6 am.
Monday, 28 May 2012
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Bridgebuilding
Tuesday 1 May 2012
Spent the day building a wooden bridge with help from the Wallingford Green Gym see their blog here http://www.network54.com/Forum/634104/
A final total of the rainfall measured in my Benson Garden for April - 130.1 mm which is the highest monthly total since May 2007!
Spent the day building a wooden bridge with help from the Wallingford Green Gym see their blog here http://www.network54.com/Forum/634104/
A final total of the rainfall measured in my Benson Garden for April - 130.1 mm which is the highest monthly total since May 2007!
Monday, 30 April 2012
Rain and new year birds at Ewelme
Monday 30 April 2012
With yesterday's 4.6mm of rain in the garden the month's total has reached 118.3mm and I seem to have been out in most of it! This is the highest monthly total I have recorded since November 2009 and still a day to go though, so far, it has been dry in Benson.
A walk round the cress beds at Ewelme this morning revealed a couple of Grey Partridges - always good to see, and 3 House Martins checking out the eaves of a house near the centre.
With yesterday's 4.6mm of rain in the garden the month's total has reached 118.3mm and I seem to have been out in most of it! This is the highest monthly total I have recorded since November 2009 and still a day to go though, so far, it has been dry in Benson.
A walk round the cress beds at Ewelme this morning revealed a couple of Grey Partridges - always good to see, and 3 House Martins checking out the eaves of a house near the centre.
Farmoor
Sunday 29 April 2012
Closest I get to twitching nowadays with a visit to Farmoor to see what the weather might bring in. Best of a wet hour were these Black-necked Grebes performing for the cameras but almost as impressive were hundreds of all three hirundines and Swifts hunting within a few feet along the causeway.
Saturday, 28 April 2012
Battle Barns Survey
Saturday 28 April 2012
And still the cold, wet weather continues. Managed just 28 species and 259 individuals counted. Highlights were good numbers of Hirundines hawking over the sewage beds. Mostly Swallows but a few House martins and lone Sand Martin amongst them. A small party of Linnets and one carrying nest material.
And still the cold, wet weather continues. Managed just 28 species and 259 individuals counted. Highlights were good numbers of Hirundines hawking over the sewage beds. Mostly Swallows but a few House martins and lone Sand Martin amongst them. A small party of Linnets and one carrying nest material.
Visit to Chimney meadow
Friday 27 April 2012
We don't seem to be very lucky with our BEST visits to BBOWT reserves. Wet, cold and windy didn't help but still sightings of Wheatear and Stonechat and the Cowslips pretended to be sunshine.
We don't seem to be very lucky with our BEST visits to BBOWT reserves. Wet, cold and windy didn't help but still sightings of Wheatear and Stonechat and the Cowslips pretended to be sunshine.
Sunday, 22 April 2012
Quiet weekend mostly down allotment
Sunday 22 April 2012
Best I could find this weekend was a female Orange Tip feeding on the nectar on Honesty plant in the garden.
Best I could find this weekend was a female Orange Tip feeding on the nectar on Honesty plant in the garden.
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