Nice trip out to Newhall Valley Country Park in Sutton even though there wasn't a great deal of birds around maybe because of the presence of at least two Buzzard and a Kestrel but it was still nice to see some birds and get back to nature.
Birds seen were Buzzard, Kestrel, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Nuthatch, Wren, Robin, House Martin, (a very noisy) Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woopdecker, Jay, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion, Crow, Magpie, Moorhen, Mallard as well as the following juveniles, Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Moorhen (at least 6) and Duckling (3).
I also noticed a a fair few Acorn Trees who had their fruit blighted by Knopper Galls which are caused by a tiny Gall Wasp called Andricus quercuscalicis, hopefully they won't affect the trees long term heath.
I only saw two butterflies today, one being a Speckled Wood and the one in the photograph above which I'm pretty sure is a Small Heath.
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