One of three Jays recorded on Orcombe this morning.
A lovely calm and bright morning on Orcombe with some bits and pieces overhead. Between 0725 and 1010 - 3500 Woodpigeons, 80+ Meadow Pipits, c50 Chaffinches, 2 Bramblings, c40 Pied Wagtails, 2 Reed Buntings, 16+ Siskins, 3 Jays, 17+ Greenfinches, 80+ Goldfinches, c100+ Skylarks, c3/400+ Linnets, 9+ Stock Doves, 15+ Blackbirds, 5 Song Thrushes, 1 Coal Tit, 2+ Cirl Buntings, 2 Firecrests, just 5+ Chiffchaffs, up to 9 Stonechats, up to 4 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6 Starlings, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1+ Goldcrest, c20 Jackdaws and c20 Magpies.
Mudbank - 1 Osprey, 9 Mute Swans, 1 Black Swan, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, c145+ Black-tailed Godwits, 1 Knot, 2+ Turnstones, 25+ Redshank, c350 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Sandwich Terns and at least 10 Skylarks west across the river.
Yesterday off Mudbank - 28 Great Crested Grebes, 350+ Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 drake Shoveler, 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese, 9 Grey Plovers, 1 Black Swan, 5 Mute Swans and a juvenile Osprey.
I'm still seeing plenty of Clouded Yellows on Orcombe, a significant proportion of which are the pale 'helice' form like this one pictured above.
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