First one - Tawny Owl chick / fledgeling. Was this by Salwarpe church?
Second - Chiffchaff
He was
oooo bit of controversy a foot, someone's said he's a Willow Warbler.
If its little, brown and noisy I'm lost hehe.
Comparison of return dates on the patch for a selection of species over the last 4 years:
Chiffchaff 01/04/12, 10/03/13, 25/01/14 (first singing 01/03/14), 09/03/15
Willow Warbler 02/04/12, 13/04/13, 04/04/14, 08/04/15
Grasshopper Warbler 28/04/12, 16/04/13, 05/04/14, 11/04/15
Sedge Warbler 19/04/12, 16/04/13, 13/04/14, 11/04/15
Reed Warbler 21/04/12, 17/04/13, 12/04/14, 14/04/15
Lesser Whitethroat 02/05/12, 13/04/13, 13/04/14, 22/04/15
Common Whitethroat 01/05/12, 20/04/13, 14/04/14, 18/04/15
Swallow 14/04/12, 13/04/13, 23/03/14, 12/03/15
House Martin 11/04/12, 14/04/13, 13/04/14, 06/04/15
Sand Martin 21/04/12, 14/04/13, 23/04/14, 04/04/15
Cuckoo 18/04/12, 17/04/13, 14/04/14, 14/04/15
Blackcap (singing) 10/03/12, 13/04/13, 05/01/14 (first singing 02/03/14), 23/02/15
Spotted Flycatcher 12/05/12, 31/05/13, 19/05/14, 13/05/15
Hobby 08/05/12, 02/05/13, 04/05/14, 21/04/15
I will try and expand this list to include Garden Warbler, Swift, Yellow Wagtail, Whinchat and Wheatear in due course.
not much to add to woodchat's report, great photo of the Tawny owl chick Sarah well spotted:t:
That's interesting- there's a definite trend to earlier arrivals. Some must be struggling this year with lack of insects.
lots going on tonight Highlights .Water rail calling so to male and female cuckoo just for a short time but tops tonight calling at first then flying out of coney a single Lapwing.
pics 1 Droitwich green and pleasant land 2 Reed Bunting 3 & 4 Lesser white throat ???
Common Whitethroat, Tim - the legs appear pale (Lesser Whitethroat usually have dark greyish or black legs). Also, Lesser Whitethroats usually have a slightly darker grey head, especially around the ear-coverts. :t:
Dave, good to chat with you this afternoon, photo of the Ladywood Little Owl as you suggested plus a Green Woodie from the same location, Alex