Bright, sunny.
Many birds seen feeding young birds: Great Spotted Woodpecker seen at nest hole feeding quite mature young birds which appeared fully feathered and almost ready to fly.
Others seen were: Blue Tit, Great Tit and Marsh Tit, Blackbird and Nuthatch; all had two or three youngsters in tow as adults searched frantically for food for begging young.
Other birds seen were: Chaffinch, Jay, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackcap, Carrion Crow, Swift. Also seen were Short-Toed Treecreeper which is a bird I haven't seen in these woods for some-time if at all; they also had youngsters.
14 species including 0 new species.
Thursday 31 May 1990
Wednesday 30 May 1990
Elmpt Woodlands, Germany, 30/05/1990
Bright and sunny.
Usual woodland birds: Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Marsh Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock, Blackcap, Chiff Chaff, Woodpigeon. Two very noisy Great Spotted Woodpecker were heard and whilst watching the birds at close quarters the cause of the agitation became apparent. A Weasel cam past at about 1 yard, so close that I could have touched it. It had a mouse or vole clamped in its jaws and eventually scampered off into the undergrowth as I continued to watch the woodpeckers.
Later on whilst I watched a hole in a tree for any activity I noticed a Bank Vole scampering through the undergrowth. Whilst I cycled near farmlands I saw: Collared Dove, Swallow and Starling.
The song of what I believed to be a garden warbler made me stop and see if I could see the actual bird. However after a while of listening and a few sightings I concluded that I had seen only blackcaps.
14 species including 0 new species, with no binoculars.
Usual woodland birds: Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin, Marsh Tit, Blackbird, Dunnock, Blackcap, Chiff Chaff, Woodpigeon. Two very noisy Great Spotted Woodpecker were heard and whilst watching the birds at close quarters the cause of the agitation became apparent. A Weasel cam past at about 1 yard, so close that I could have touched it. It had a mouse or vole clamped in its jaws and eventually scampered off into the undergrowth as I continued to watch the woodpeckers.
Later on whilst I watched a hole in a tree for any activity I noticed a Bank Vole scampering through the undergrowth. Whilst I cycled near farmlands I saw: Collared Dove, Swallow and Starling.
The song of what I believed to be a garden warbler made me stop and see if I could see the actual bird. However after a while of listening and a few sightings I concluded that I had seen only blackcaps.
14 species including 0 new species, with no binoculars.
Saturday 26 May 1990
Bruggen Camp Woods, Germany, 26/05/1990
Bright and sunny.
At 31 sqn. site: Swift, Carrion Crow, a nesting pair of Kestrels who left a lot of pellets, droppings and animal intestines around the immediate area of nest.
White Wagtail, Linnet and Redstart which was nesting in a hole in the wall of a building, which was a new bird, identified by black neck, orange underparts, including tail, pale forehead and grey upperparts.
Seen at rally-car site: Coal Tit, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Wood Warbler.
Seen at camp pond: Mallard, Coot, Grey Heron, Buzzard and Blackcap and Willow Warbler seen in vegetation around pond.
Whilst following Cuckoos song two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were seen and later on the cuckoo was also seen.
Other birds seen else on camp were: Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Swallow, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Jay and Magpie.
26 species seen including 1 new species.
At 31 sqn. site: Swift, Carrion Crow, a nesting pair of Kestrels who left a lot of pellets, droppings and animal intestines around the immediate area of nest.
White Wagtail, Linnet and Redstart which was nesting in a hole in the wall of a building, which was a new bird, identified by black neck, orange underparts, including tail, pale forehead and grey upperparts.
Seen at rally-car site: Coal Tit, Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Wood Warbler.
Seen at camp pond: Mallard, Coot, Grey Heron, Buzzard and Blackcap and Willow Warbler seen in vegetation around pond.
Whilst following Cuckoos song two Great Spotted Woodpeckers were seen and later on the cuckoo was also seen.
Other birds seen else on camp were: Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Swallow, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Jay and Magpie.
26 species seen including 1 new species.
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