CL & DKL returned to Wraysbury hoping to capture Whitethroats towards the RAS project and were accompanied by MEH. Much of the vegetation is now dry, with larger shrubs, including Elders with berries beginning to shrivel. It is unclear whether the site has been sprayed with weed killer again or if this is entirely down to the lack of rain. Certainly, the blackberries although numerous, remain small, green and hard. The Whitethroat numbers were down compared to our last few visits, prompting us to wonder whether the locally breeding birds were somewhere else on site or if they had moved on. Garden Warbler and Blackcap are already building in number. Other captures included Bullfinch, Cetti's Warbler and Kingfisher.
Garden Warbler
3M Kingfisher
Total: 53 (5)
Kingfisher - 1
Dunnock - 1
Blackbird - 6 (1)
Songthrush - 1
Cetti's Warbler - 1
Whitethroat - 4 (1)
Garden Warbler - 12 (1)
Blackcap - 17 (2)
Chiffchaff - 2
Blue Tit - 7
Bullfinch - 1
Butterflies seen on site Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Copper, Holly Blue and Brown Argus.
Holly Blue
Brown Argus