On Elaine’s final day of her visit we decided to take it a little easier and after breakfast we headed up to Okeford Hill, we saw quite a few birds although this time I didn’t get many photographs, as most of the time they were fairly distant, but it was interesting nonetheless and we managed to spot 19 species.
Okeford Hill 23/07/22
19 Species
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
- Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
- Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
- Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
- Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
- Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
- Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
- Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
- Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
- Whitethroat (Curruca communis)
- Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
- Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
It was very similar when we went to Martin Down in the evening we were hoping to see more but it was relatively quiet but it was nice to see a Corn Bunting, who looked as though he was feeding young with a beak full of insects.
Martin Down 23/07/22
13 Species
- Blackbird (Turdus merula)
- Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
- Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
- Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
- Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
- Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
- Magpie (Pica pica)
- Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
- Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
- Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
- Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
We had a great weekend with a mixture of habitats and sightings, for a relatively quiet time o f the year, I think we did very well!
