Location
First stop this morning was Knighton to see if I could locate a Grasshopper Warbler. I arrived at 5:30am and straight away there was one "trilling" in the reed bed. Walking down to the River Kennet there were also Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap and 2 Cetti's Warblers. As I was recording a Willow Warbler and Cetti's Warbler singing, a Muntjac decided it wanted to be on the video as well. It was completely oblivious to me standing on the path in front of it and just walked on by!
The path to the reed beds
Grasshopper country
A Muntjac steals the limelight
Birds Recorded: Canada Geese, Mallard, Pheasant, Wood Pigeon, Tawny Owl, Green Woodpecker, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Treecreeper, Wren, Rook, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Bullfinch and Reed Bunting.
Also 1 Muntjac.
Location
A pleasant walk through the woods this morning and a pair of Canada Geese were seen on Thornhill Pond. quite a few warblers about and there seemed to be more Willow Warblers than Chiffchaffs.
A pair of Canada Geese on Thornhill Pond
Willow Warbler (Apologies for the sound of the wind)
Birds Recorded: 2 Canada Geese, 15 Pheasant, 3 Stock Dove, Wood Pigeon, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, 2 Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Nuthatch, Treecreeper, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Raven, Chaffinch, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 6 Siskin, Goldfinch and Bullfinch.
Also 2 Muntjac and 10+ Rabbits
Foxhill
Location
I left Savernake at 7:45am and headed off to Foxhill, just in case there were any Wheatears about. There weren't but I did get a few warblers and close-up views of Red-legged Partridges.
A pair of Red-legged Partridges pose for the camera
Birds Recorded: Pheasant, 2 Grey Partridge, 6 Red-legged Partridge, Wood Pigeon, Skylark, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, 1 Chiffchaff, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Rook, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Linnet and Goldfinch