Main pit with plantation in background
Hobby
Little Ringed Plover
Common Swift
Common Darter
Marbled White
Ringlet
A drop in the water level will helped us for the rest of the year. Passage waders have become practically non existent this year however this weekend we had a single Green Sandpiper on Saturday then two on Sunday both on the south lagoons. This takes us to 106 for year, perhaps a full 20 species behind where we are normally.
I've had a few interesting sightings in the plantation this week which have included a young family of Goldcrest & Treecreeper & I've also recorded a juvenile Greater Spotted Woodpecker & Nuthatch.
The best species of the week is undoubtablly a pair of Hobby that were hunting the main pit on Sunday. One of the pair caught a House Martin then sat up high enjoying their feast. I did get a distance shot but I was very far away and didn't want to ruin the moment of watching them by flushing them.
Marbled White, Ringlet & Small Skippers, all emerged down butterfly alley which made the walks around this week more enjoyable. Fingers crossed for good week ahead.
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