{"id":813,"date":"2010-05-28T03:00:52","date_gmt":"2010-05-28T08:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/?p=813"},"modified":"2010-05-28T03:02:38","modified_gmt":"2010-05-28T08:02:38","slug":"woolhampton-11th-may-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdnhs.org.uk\/blog\/woolhampton-11th-may-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Woolhampton – 11th May 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first evening field trip of the year was on Tuesday 11th<\/sup> May, when Martin Sell led a walk at Woolhampton, starting from the car park of the Rowbarge. A Barn Owl was hunting in the first field next to the gravel pit. It gave outstanding views as it flew across the field, perched on a fence post and then dived down to into a clump of long vegetation, where it was joined by a Kestrel, which appeared to be trying to steal its prey. A pair of Yellow Wagtails was spotted in the next field. The male was a strong yellow, while the female was paler in colour. The next sighting was a plover on the mud at the water’s edge, but without a telescope it was impossible to confirm whether it was a Ringed or Little Ringed Plover.<\/p>\n

Swifts, Swallows and House Martins were flying above the lake, while Reed and Sedge Warblers were singing from the waterside vegetation. A Hare was spotted nearby and a Cuckoo was heard. As the light faded, the group were thrilled by the sight of 3 Hobbies flying backwards and forwards across the far side of the gravel pit.<\/p>\n