31st May 2009

I was in Hampshire over the weekend and managed an hour at Acres Down watching for raptors:

Goshawk - 1 female.
Redstart - 1 female.
Siskin - 2 over.

Back on the local patch this evening from 1700 - 1800:

Red Kite - 1 circled over the farm then flew off West (a surprising 1st for the patch).
Lesser Whitethroat - 1 calling from the oaks near to the warbler hedge.
Mandarin - 1 female on the Trout Lake (a first for the patch).
Swallow - At least 3.
Swift - 15+
House Martin - 2.
Blackcap - 2 heard.
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2.
Coot - 2 on the Trout Lake.
Tufted Duck - 4 (2 pairs) on the Trout Lake.

Total species today - 32.
Total species for 2009 - 72.
Patch list stands at 83.

Butterflies:

Comma
Common Blue
Painted Lady (showing Hayes hasn't escaped the mass migration of this butterfly!)
Large White
Speckled Wood