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| Gorse Boundary in Spring |
Birds:
SC210694 male Chaffinch; Great Tit flying over; Willow Warbler heard but not seen.
SC209693 2 x Swifts wheeling over head; male Blackbird.
SC209694 Goldfinch; Willow Warbler both singing and preening.
SC209693 Sedge Warbler heard from reed bed but not seen.
SC208694 2 x Goldfinch.
SC209694 Sedge Warbler heard from in front of hide and also from vegetation at back of pond. Unable to see either. Moorhen + 2 chicks.
SC208694 Chiffchaff heard but not seen; Chaffinch heard but not seen.
SC208694 Sedge warbler in Blackthorn bush
SC209695 Chaffinch; family of 6 (approx.) Long Tailed Tits; Chiffchaff heard but not seen
SC208695 2 x Great Tit; Whitethroat heard in Sycamore but not seen.
SC209694 Willow Warbler heard but not seen; Dunnock with caterpillar; Blackbird.
SC210694 Wren; Goldfinch; Raptor mobbed by Corvid overhead.
Butterflies:
SC210694 male Orange Tip
SC208694 male Orange Tip + unidentified White
SC208695 male Orange Tip
SC209694 male Orange Tip x 2
SC210694 & SC209693 Orange Tip eggs on Jack-by-the-Hedge and on Cuckoo Flowers
Ladybirds:
SC210694 22x 7-spot Ladybirds between gate and Noticeboard + eggs on nettles
SC209694 4 further 7-spots near Ginnie's Bench + eggs on nettles
SC210694 2 x 14-spot Ladybirds NEW RECORD
Other:
SC210694 2 x Sloe Shieldbugs near gate, another in vegetation under notice board
SC209694 "Footballer" Hoverfly; Common Wasp; Large unidentified Weevil;
SC208694 2 x Pond Skaters; unidentified Crane Fly
SC209695 tiny beetles on Ash tree and in vegetation
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| distant view of Willow Warbler |
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| Chaffinch |
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| 2 x Moorhen chicks trying to keep their feet dry! |
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| parent feeding Moorhen chicks |
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| large raptor being mobbed by even bigger corvid |
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| Robin with caterpillar |
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| Sedge Warbler in Blackthorn |
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| young Long-Tailed Tit |
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| and another |
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| and another |
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| I think there were 2 parents and 4 fledglings |
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| one of many 7-spot Ladybirds |
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| Ladybird and spider |
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| 14-spot Ladybird |
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| second 14-spot Ladybird |
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| pretty sure these are 7-spot Ladybird eggs |
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| found 3 lots on the nettles |
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| unidentified tiny beetle |
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| and another on Hogweed |
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| "Footballer" Hoverfly on dandelion |
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| Orange Tip Butterfly egg on Jack -by -the- Hedge |
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| and another on Cuckoo flower |
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| two more eggs on Jack-by-the-hedge |
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| Rowan in full flower |
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| unidentified Weevil |
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| Sloe Bug on nettles |
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| and another by Noticeboard |
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| Looking back towards the Hide and wishing I could stay longer! |
Back at the Reserve today to do some small maintenance jobs : Sedge Warblers seemingly everywhere, Willow Warbler and Chiffchaff too. Male Orange Tip butterflies at SC210694, SC208694, SC208695 & 2 together at SC209694. Female Orange Tip on foodplant under Notice Board and nectaring on Herb Robert too.I didn't stop to count the Ladybirds but there were still plenty about.
