Wildlife noted during a non-recording visit to the reserve with MWT.
SC210694 Willow Warbler or Chiffchaff in ivy by the gate
SC210694 Hummingbird Hawkmoth seen very briefly - flew out of the reserve without stopping (New Record)
SC209695 Sphaeridium carabaeoides beetle? in Cowpat - New Record*
Several Common Blue butterflies ( both sexes) throughout reserve + unidentified Whites flying
SC210694 Holly Blue butterfly
* Cows escaped from an adjoining field into the land known as "The Orchard" the evening before my visit. One of them had obviously come through into the Reserve, leaving behind 3 cowpats before going home again! One such had quickly been colonised by beetles which I hope to identify.
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| Sphaeridium carabaeoides ? |
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| I call them Willchaffs |
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| Could be a Willow Warbler or a Chiffchaff Perhaps Manxbirdlife will be able to identify it for me |
