The temperature was very cool during my walk in the park today.
Only a Speckled Wood was the only butterfly seen, but lots of Migrant Hawkers and a couple of Southern Hawkers were noted flying around the parkland trees.
The best bird seen was a Hobby, which was hunting House Martins and Swifts above the old Oak west of Mote House. Other birds noted were 6 Goldcrests, 1 Treecreeper, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Jay, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cormorant flew west, a Blackcap was heard singing, and 1 Chiff Chaff and 1 Coal Tit were heard.
Hi, my name is Simon. My local patch is Mote Park, one of Kent’s largest parks and right on the edge of Maidstone, the county town of Kent. It is a former country estate, and records of the Park date back since before the 14th century. The park has a variety of habitats and this blog will note all the wildlife that I encounter in them.
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Interesting you still have Swifts about Simon.
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