5 May 16

Blakehill Farm NR
Location

Whinchat, Wheatear, Red-legged Partridge, 4 Common Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, Garden Warbler, Green Woodpecker and 14 Linnets

Also Brown Hare, 5 Slow Worms and  Adder's-tongue Ferns

(Robin Griffiths & Jane Deacon)

Haydon End
Location

First time tapping in a while at home, only 6 moths to report of 3 species:

3 Light Brown Apple Moth (NFY), Early Grey (NFY) and 2 Hebrew Character x2.

Also 2 Limnephilus auricula.

(Nigel Sluman)

Lotmead Farm
Location

A few highlights from a very early visit were: 1 Little Grebe, 2 Cuckoo, 1 Swift, 8 House Martin, 3 Swallow, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Common Whitethroat, 4 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff and a Willow Warbler. More on my Blog Here.

(Martin Adlam)

A male Cuckoo (Martin Adlam)

Oaksey
Location

Honey Buzzard over village hall, heading north west.

(Bob Philpott)

Pentylands
Location

Look what posed beautifully for me today against the blue sky at Pentylands, a male Linnet.

Later on, I went to Highworth Community Centre to vote and saw my first Swifts of the year. Which just goes to show why everyone should use their vote!

(Neil George)

A male Linnet (Neil George)

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