Saturday, June 09, 2012
I've decided not to drive until my wrist is better, so it was great that Greger fancied going to Swinley Forest today.
We walked down to Wishmoor and had a coffee sitting above the heath, where we heard and then saw a cuckoo. A male stonechat was singing fairly close by, and juvenile birds were also seen.
The dead tree by the stream again produced crossbills; a male, a female and several juveniles.
A roe doe crossed the track ahead closely followed by a roe buck.
Two cuckoos flew across the heath. A hobby cruised over and landed in the great grey shrike's tree. A reed bunting was seen carrying food.
Four Surrey woodlarks were flushed from the side of the track, and tree pipits were singing and displaying everywhere. Two red kites floated over and a crow mobbed a buzzard. Half a dozen swifts were hunting; but we failed to see a single butterfly.
// posted by Christine @ 3:44 PM 
