Friday of last week was a lovely day, with plenty of sunshine and not a breath of wind. And it was nice to finally see some autumn passerine migration...
Over Lower Bruckland Ponds several large flocks of hirundines flew west, along with a few Swifts and my first Tree Pipit of the autumn. In the bushes were several Willow Warblers, Reed Warblers, a Whitethroat and a Marsh Tit - the latter being my first for the Ponds.
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| Chiffchaff (rear) and Willow Warbler - both young birds. There was an 11mm difference in wing length! |
I was really pleased to finally catch Kingfisher here too, two of them in fact...
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| Thanks for the extra pair of hands, James. |
Seeing as this whole post has been about Lower Bruckland Ponds, I must just point you towards the Lower Bruckland Ponds website. You'll see my monthly updates here that summarise how the wildlife of the ponds changes as the year progresses: http://www.natureindevon.co.uk/
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