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| a colourful corner of the reserve - Marsh Woundwort and Rowan berries |
On Wednesday I reached the reserve at the slightly earlier time of 8.45. It was overcast but with the promise of bright intervals later. I headed straight for the hide, pausing only to note the vocal Wren near the entrance gate. Would the Reed Warblers still be here, I wondered? No, they were not. But there were Sedge Warblers in the reeds. I also had excellent views of them near the boardwalk. Here is my report:
Birds:
SC210694 Wren; male & female Blackbirds.
SC209694 ( hide) 2 x Sedge Warbler; 2 x Goldfinch; juvenile Blackbird; 2 x Woodpigeon heard not seen.
SC209694 ( elsewhere) Chaffinch; Robin; 2 x Woodpigeon; Wren; 4 x Chaffinch together in memorial cherry tree; House Sparrow heard not seen; male & female Blackbird; unidentified Warbler; Great Tit; Sparrowhawk overhead.
SC209693 Chiffchaff x 2.
SC208694 Woodpigeon; juvenile Robin; 2 x Swallow flying over; 2 x Goldfinch; 2 x Sedge Warbler ( juveniles?); 2 x juvenile Blue Tit; 2 x Swift circling above.
SC208695 female Chaffinch; juvenile Wren; juvenile Robin; 2 x juvenile Blue Tit.
SC209695 4 x Swallow flying over.
Butterflies:
SC209694 Small White; 3 x Green Veined White; 5 x Speckled Wood; 3 x Meadow Brown; female Wall Brown.
SC210694 Large White x 2.
SC208695 Large White x 2; Speckled Wood x 4; Red Admiral.
SC208694 Green Veined White x 2; male Wall Brown.
SC209693 Speckled Wood x 3.
Other:
SC210694 7-spot Ladybird on Spear Thistle.
SC209693 Parasitic wasp on Meadowsweet.
SC209693 Green Lacewing.( Chrysoperla carnea group)
SC209694 2 x Blue-tailed Damselflies ( males).
SC209694 4 x Backswimmers.
SC209694 "Batman" Hoverfly, Myathropa florea.
SC209694 12 x Inkcaps near hide.
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| male Blackbird |
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| juvenile Blackbird seen from hide |
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| Blackbird sunbathing near Ginnie's Bench |
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| juvenile Blue Tit |
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| Sparrowhawk |
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| female or juvenile Chaffinch in Ginnie's memorial tree |
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| two more in the memorial tree |
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| Goldfinch |
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| juvenile Wren |
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| juvenile Robin now with some red feathers |
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| Woodpigeon |
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| Sedge Warbler in the reeds near the hide |
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| Sedge Warbler near the boardwalk |
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| 2 settled in the Blackthorn about 4 feet away from me |
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| possibly juveniles, given how confiding they were |
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| Wall Brown |
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| one of many Speckled Woods |
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| this one was resting on Ginnie's Bench |
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| and this one in bracken along the gorse boundary |
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| Red Admiral |
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| Meadow Brown |
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| there were plenty of Green Veined Whites about |
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| here on Purple Loosestrife outside the hide |
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| in the Meadow |
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| a parasitic wasp on Meadowsweet |
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| Green Lacewing |
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly |
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| The Batman Fly - Myathropa florea, a female. |
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| 7-spot Ladybird |
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| Inkcaps outside the hide |
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| Acorns beginning to form |
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| Green Hazelnuts |
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| Blackthorn sloes |
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| Rowan tree will soon be robbed of its berries by blackbirds, no doubt |
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| Sneezewort has seeded near the hide |
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| the usual reedy bend photo |
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| and the usual shot of the hide ( yes, it's there somewhere!) |
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| view from the ramp about 9a.m. |
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| and again about 11a.m as the sun broke through |
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| view through the shutters |
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| the damp meadow |
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| a lovely mixture of Sneezewort and Loosestrife in the meadow |
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| looking back towards the hide |
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| another view of the meadow - the orange plants are dock seedheads |
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| usual view of the boardwalk |
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| and the view from it |
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| the dragonfly pond |
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| view from the bench |
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| I waited sometime for a Damselfly to appear |
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| Meadowsweet near the path junction |
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| the Ash Walk |
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| view from the Bowman Bench |
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| flowers near Ginnie's Bench |
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| view from Ginnie's bench |
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| Ginnie's Bench |
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| another view of the hide |
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| the new glade |
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| approaching the noticeboard area |
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| the reeds near the bridge |
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| under the willows |
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| I always check the noticeboard before leaving - this sounds good! |
With thanks to Steve Crellin for identifying the Batman Fly.
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