Little Egrets (Mark Clarke)
Little Egrets (Mark Clarke)
Little Egrets (Mark Clarke)
Main pit Chiffchaff
Whitethroat
Two Redshank & distant Dunlin
360 from top of the bund
Main pit views
Brown Hare (Butterfly Dave)
Fallow Deer (Butterfly Dave)
It’s that time of year
when I’m spending a lot of time in one area of the patch to ensure the breeding
birds are left alone. Some times these periods of time can go quite slowly but
its good to be part of some great conservation work with other like minded
people. Taking this aside there was very little movement over the week except four Little Egret found by Mark Clarke.
Highlights were two single Ring Plovers that past through, then on Saturday I
had two Redshanks & a Dunlin which I found on Pophills before flying over
to the main pit. The water levels are the best we have had for many years so
you have to remain hopeful of a good wader when the Autumn passage begins.
On Thursday afternoon I was asked if I could show Butterfly Dave around the patch as he was intrigued
to see Salford Priors for himself. The weather was very kind & we recorded
two Painted Lady butterflies, Fallow Deer & the normal selection of Brown
Hares. He was really shocked about the size of the place and gave him more
understanding to how it takes us so long to bird properly. Dave took a few
images which are displayed above.
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