Cholsey Wildlife
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Welcome to a log of wildlife seen in and around the village of Cholsey, Oxfordshire, UK....(and occasionally elsewhere)!
Cholsey Wildlife
1d ago
Mainly cloudy, 10°, Light N.
A little chilly still.
Sea-watch: an on-off sea-watch today, 2 Shelduck, 1 Arctic Skua, 2 Arctic Tern, 2 Sandwich Tern, 30+ Whimbrel and 10 Bar-tailed Godwit etc.
Land: a Brambling (f), 16 Willow Warbler, 4 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, a Pied Flycatcher, 2 Blackcap, 30+ Swallow, 3 Sand Martin, 2 House Martin and a high flying Hen Harrier in-off the sea.
A rather feisty Starling ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
1d ago
Mainly cloudy, 10°, Light N.
River: Garden Warbler, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, Kingfisher and Reed Bunting.
Lollingdon: Willow Warbler, Wheatear, Blackcap, Swallow, Lapwing and Yellow Wagtail.
Bunk: Little Egret, Common Sandpiper, Blackcap, Swallow, House Martin, Lesser Whitethroat, Common Whitethroat and Yellow Wagtail over.
Per Alan.
Yellow Wagtail ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
2d ago
Cloudy then rain, 8°, light NNE.
Day started reasonably well then rain stopped play around 13:00.
Sea-watch: 67 Bar-tailed Godwit, 5 Knot, 2 Arctic Skua, 9 Whimbrel, 10 Common Scoter, 3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, numbers of Kittiwake, Guillemot, Razorbill, Gannet and several Sandwich Tern and Oystercatcher.
Land: Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Common Redstart, Cuckoo, Swallow, Sand Martin and House Martin.
Razorbill
Swallow
Guillemot
Great Blackback Gull
Guillemot and a Razorbill
Oysterca ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
2d ago
Mainly sunny, 12°, breezy NE.
A protracted sea-watch produced, 60+ Bar-tailed Godwit, 3 Whimbrel, 2 Arctic Skua, 16 Common Scoter, 2 Sandwich Tern and a single Great Northern Diver.
The landward sightings became a little more diverse today with 5 Wheatear, a Stonechat, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Common Whitethroat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Common Redstart, several Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 2 Yellow Wagtail, a Cuckoo, a Ring Ouzel, 40+ Swallow, 4 House Martin and a single Sand Martin.
Butterflies: a Small White, Green-veined White, Holly Blue and Peacock.
Pied Flycatcher (f ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
4d ago
Sunny, 13°, light to breezy NE.
A bitty sea watch and a good day’s birding. Red-throated Diver, Great Northern Diver, a couple of Manx Shearwater, 2 Canada Geese, a Fulmar plus usual Auk species, Shag and Gannet.
On land: 2 Common Redstart, a Black Redstart, 3 Wheatear, a Whinchat, a Stonechat, 2 Lesser Whitethroat, several Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Willow Warbler, 20+ Swallow, 2 Little Owl, 3+ Raven and a Whimbrel.
Butterflies: Small White, Holly Blue and Red Admiral.
Lesser Whitethroat
Stonechat
2 Little Owl
2 of a flock of 18 Carrion Crow
Angle Shades ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
4d ago
Sunny, 13°, light to breezy NE.
River: Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Kingfisher and Swallow.
Lollingdon: Greenshank, 4 Wheatear, 5 second viewing of a Whinchat before disappearing, unable to relocate. Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Swallow over. Per Alan.
Greenshank
Wheatear ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
5d ago
Sunny spells and showers,13°, breezy NW.
Bunk: Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Treecreeper, 2 Common Sandpiper, Swallow, Common Whitethroat and Little Egret.
Lollingdon: 4 Wheatear, Chiffchaff and Blackcap.
photos courtesy Alan
Little Egret
Oystercatcher ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
5d ago
Sunny spells, 12°, light WSW.
2 Oystercatcher, a Common Sandpiper and 2 Willow Warbler, Bunk area. Per Alan.
Greenshank, Lollingdon. Per Tony W.
Tree Pipit heard flying north over Cholsey Station. Per Richard Broughton ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
1w ago
Sunny periods, 11°, breezy NW.
Usual areas covered today: 4 Wheatear, a Yellow Wagtail, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, Cetti’s Warbler, several Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 10+ Swallow, 3 House Martin, 7 Sand Martin, a Bullfinch, 5 Yellowhammer, a Common Sandpiper, several Lapwing, 8 Lesser Blackback Gull, a Grey Heron, a Cormorant etc.
Mammals: Red Fox.
Dragonflies: Large Red Damselfly.
Butterflies: Orange Tip, Red Admiral and Peacock.
AD & PC.
Photos courtesy Alan
Yellow Wagtail
Large Red Damsel
Wheatear ..read more
Cholsey Wildlife
1w ago
Rain at first then sunny, 10°, blustery SW.
Lollingdon and Bunk area:
3 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Wheatear, a Common Redstart, Willow Warbler, several Chiffchaff and Blackcap, 10+ Swallow, c50 House Martin, 6 Lapwing, 3 Lesser Blackback Gull and a Sparrowhawk.
Whilst Alan was watching the Yellow Wagtails and Pied Wagtails, a Sparrowhawk appeared and went for one of the Yellow Wagtail. It missed but took a Pied Wagtail that was present.
Mammals: Brown Hare.
AD & PC.
Yellow Wagtail courtesy Alan ..read more