Sunday, 2 July 2023

2nd July - cloudy am, sunny intervals pm, light-mod W-sometimes breezy, 18C

Willey;
A Red Kite drifted W along the long spinney, 0830h.

Lilbourne Meadows; morning.   The 'wet' meadow is drying quickly now, needs a refill!
Two Little Egrets, a Grey Heron, Shoveler and Lapwing families. Five Teal.
At least two Reed Bunting families, Skylark.

DIRFT; A5 pools
Two Egyptian Geese still with the Greylags.
Two meadow Pipits, possible one chasing after a parant.
Two Little Ringed Plovers.

Stanford reservoir; afternoon.
Two Common Sandpipers, a Oystercatcher, six Grey Wagtails, c12 House Martins (nests on the Lodge), c 50 Swifts and a few Sand Martins feeding. 
Hobby feeding high.
Two Mistle Thrushes, two Linnets, an adult and juv Green Woodpecker and a male Greenfinch on the dam.

Butterflies - Ringlet, Peacock, Comma, Large White, Essex, Small and large Skipper, Red Admiral, possible Small Heath. Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper.
















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