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| September view |
Posting of this visit to the Reserve delayed by a short break "across".
Two quick rounds of the reserve on Tuesday 19th September, one in the morning and the other after lunch. Here is the full report:
Birds:
SC209694 Wood Pigeon flying over
SC209694 ( hide) Robin heard not seen
SC208694 ( willows) Robin; Blue Tit; Chaffinch female; Chiffchaff.
SC208694 ( compost area) male and female Chaffinch; Wren; Blackbird heard not seen
SC209694 ( gorse boundary) Great Tit; Blackbird.
SC210694 ( near entrance)Robin heard but not seen
SC208695 Robin in Hawthorn amongst berries
Butterflies:
SC210694 Red Admiral; Small Tortoiseshell; Small White.
SC209694 ( near Ginnie's bench) Red Admiral; Speckled Wood
SC209693 ( near the road) Large White; Red Admiral
SC209694 ( from hide) unidentified White flying
SC208694 ( willows) Speckled Wood
SC208694 ( compost area) Speckled Wood
SC208695 ( beehives) Speckled Wood
SC209695 ( near private entrance) Speckled Wood
SC209694 ( gorse boundary) Speckled Wood x 2
SC209694 Small Copper on Sneezewort
Shieldbugs:
SC208694 ( near dam ) 2 x Gorse Shieldbugs
SC209695 ( near private entrance) Gorse Shieldbug
Ladybirds:
SC208694 7-spot Ladybird
SC209693 7 spot Ladybird
Other:
SC209695 ( gorse boundary) Hoverflies on dandelions including female Eristalis tenax
SC209695 ( stream inlet) 7 x Water Crickets
SC208695 ( beehives) Noonfly;
SC208695 Hoverfly on Sycamore
SC209693 ( near road) spider with cocoon on Hazel
SC208694 Angelica has now gone to seed
SC209695 Unidentified Bumble bee on Cushag/ Ragwort
SC209695 Unidentified Hoverfly on Cushag/Ragwort
SC209695 2 x tiny Snails on underside of Sycamore leaf
SC209695 unidentified spider on underside of Sycamore leaf
SC209694 female Eristalis pertinax
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| 7-spot Ladybird on Thistle |
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| 7-spot Ladybird on Hazel |
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| Unidentified Bumble Bee on Ragwort |
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| Female Eristalis pertinax Hoverfly on Ragwort |
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| Eristalis sp. Hoverfly on Dandelion |
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| Helophilus sp. Hoverfly |
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| Syrphus sp Hoverfly on Sycamore leaf |
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| Gorse Shieldbug |
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| Gorse Shieldbug |
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| Gorse Shieldbug |
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| Small Tortoiseshell |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Very ragged and faded Small Copper |
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| two tiny snails |
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| unidentified spider |
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| unidentified spider with egg cocoon |
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| Angelica now gone to seed |
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| Autumn view from the Reserve. |
