A very overcast and a little damp at times but a fairly quiet walk though we found some nice wildlife even if the birds were a little scarce on the ground. Siskin were overhead on many occasions and we even managed a few quick views in one or two of the pines on our walk. We also had Yellowhammer, Tree Pipit, Long-tailed and Coal Tits, Treecreeper, a few Great Spotted Woodpeckers plus heard and finally saw Green Woodpecker. A large female Peregrine crossed our path and disappeared quickly from sight. A pair of Kestrels were very vocal possibly a recently fledged young bird begging from the adult male but unfortunately flew off before we had a good view of it.
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| Tree Pipit - Morden Bog © Nick Hull |
Though it was quiet on the bird front we had a few butterflies and Odonata with Common Blue and Azure Blue damselflies and we had a female Keeled Skimmer. It was the butterflies that performed well with Grayling, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Common Blue and Silver-studded Blue with day flying moths Lattice Heath, Cinnabar and a micro called Endotricha flammealis.
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| Grayling - Morden Bog © Nick Hull |
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| Silver-studded Blue - Morden Bog © Nick Hull |
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| Endotricha flammealis - Morden Bog © Nick Hull |
When we were viewing over the bog and the decoy pond looking for Hobby which didn't show we had a little treat with fly over Crossbill, a species that's been very hard to catch up with of late. On our return route we had another Tree Pipit and we heard our third bird of prey probably a young recently fledged Buzzard which was calling from a patch of forestry some distance away.
Also on our return one of the group found a feather and it reminded me that on our last walk here with another group we also found a feather and it was still in my pocket. So I thought I had better id them as promised so here they are.
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| Kestrel, left & Tawny Owl right |
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