A full day of rain on the
9th produced nothing but the rain had moved through by 0800 on the
10th leaving a very pleasant day; I spent it around Kew Villa and
Church Field with the nets open where birds included a single Snow Bunting over to the north along
with a Rook and 2 Jackdaws while grounded migrants included a little influx of
Thrushes with c15 Redwings and 10 Song Thrushes present first thing along with
2 Woodcock.
The
nets produced a few Chaffinches and Goldfinches while other things included a
single Grey Partridge, a large Bat sp. which flew in mid-morning, took a drink
from the pond and headed off, it was probably a Serotine Bat (or possibly a Noctule) and at least 25 Common Frogs
croaking and splashing about in the Kew Villa pond – along with a big lump of
frogspawn!
[probable] Serotine Bat - note tail projection
Froggy action
Adult male Chaffinch - the Chaffinches caught over the last few days were all adult males, all long winged (>92mm) and all carrying good fat deposits. They are the first returning birds heading back to Scandinavia to claim their territories, the females will follow a bit later.
Goldfinch
Linnet
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