I had a quick look around St Andrews Park on the way to the shops this afternoon and was amazed to find a
Treecreeper near the park-keeper's compound. This is a rare bird in urban Bristol and I can only assume it was a migrant. Amazing. Nearby was a
Chiffchaff which called and showed briefly, and a hirundine (either
Swallow or
House Martin) passed overhead. A juvenile
Blackbird, still being fed by its parent, was another surprise.
Great Tit,
Robin and
Dunnock completed an impressive avian cast. Invertebrates included a
Drone Fly Eristalis pertinax, a
Green Shieldbug and a
Garden Spider.
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| Treecreeper |
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| Robin |
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| Garden Spider |
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| Juvenile Blackbird |
Montpelier Station the only notable sightings were of 3
Large White butterflies, a
Honey Bee and a
White-tailed Bumble Bee.
Yeah - treecreepers are always a nice bird to spot. Nuthatches seem to have overtaken them in numbers (not that you see them very often near urban areas either)
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