There was a bit more of interest around today but it is feeling rather monotonous at the moment, and something new or different would be nice. There was a decent flock of finches along the river which had at least 11 Siskins. A Kingfisher buzzed up and down the river a few times evading dog walkers but also me. There were eight Great Crested Grebes today and although that is not a huge amount by some sites standards, it is a pretty good number for here. A couple of Skylarks flew over and I heard the calls of Redwing and Field fare but didn't see them.
In the wood there was a fairly decent tit flock and the ringing calls of Goldcrests was almost constant in some areas. A few Siskins called as they flew through and there was a little group of four Bullfinchs. I found one of the Willow Tits in the middle of the wood again feeding in the low scrub and nettles. There was a brief sighting of a warbler in the bramble scrub on the edge of the wood, which I only got a brief view of but it was most probably a Chiffchaff.
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| Courtesy and copyright of Dave Fuller |
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| Courtesy and copyright of Dave Fuller |
In the Upper Cherwell Valley the pair of Stonechats are still in the area of scrub and rough vegetation along the river. They remained quite elusive today but hopefully I will get some photos of them at some point. Whilst watching them at least five Skylarks and a Redpoll flew over. At the Borrow Pit pool there wasn't a lot, but there were three Common Gulls that dropped in briefly. Jim and Clive were here and also had a Lapwing fly over.
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