Chaffinch 2 or 3 singing
Greenfinch 1 or 2 flying over
Goldfinch a few singing
Great Tit several
Blue Tit lots heard and seen including courtship display
Coal Tit a pair spotted by Simon showed well
Long-tailed Tit heard near the pond but I failed to see them
Goldcrest at least 1 singing
Blackbird several seen and sporadic song heard
Mistle Thrush at least 1 seen well
House Sparrow 1 or 2 heard
Dunnock 1 or 2 heard
Carrion Crow several seen and heard
Magpie several seen including a possible pair near the pond
Woodpigeon several heard and seen
Feral Pigeon 4 or 5 near the cafe
Chiffchaff a tantalisingly brief 'hweet' call was heard but sadly we couldn't connect with the bird
Blackcap a brief call heard near the toilets
Robin seen well near the pond and song heard from maybe 3 birds
Meanwhile, my Breeding Bird Survey covering Montpelier, St Andrews and St Pauls came up with the following numbers: Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Herring Gull 5, Woodpigeon 20, Collared Dove 11, Wren 6, Dunnock 3, Robin 11, Blackbird 13, Blackcap 1, Chiffchaff 1, Coal Tit 1, Blue Tit 10, Great Tit 6, Jay 2, Magpie 5, Carrion Crow 7, Starling 2, House Sparrow 18, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch 7 and Feral Pigeon 25.
Insects seen today included a Helophilus pendulus hoverfly, an Eristalis pertinax hoverfly and a Green Shieldbug at Fairlawn Road and a Buff-tailed Bumblebee in Station Road - the latter moribund and trying to warm up on a stone.
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| Helophilus pendulus |
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| Eristalis pertinax |
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| Green Shieldbug |
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| Buff-tailed Bumblebee |
Green Alkanet was in flower in Fairlawn Road.
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| Green Alkanet |
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