A cloudy but warm morning with a moderate south-westerly.
A wander around produced a family of recently fledged Nuthatches, Skylarks carrying food, and recently fledged Magpies. All very Springwatch. The flash field contained three Little Ringed Plovers but no wader chicks. At least three Reed Warblers are now singing in the reed bed.
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| Nuthatch |
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| Reed Warbler |
The insect tally included a couple more Brown Arguses, Banded Demoiselles, and a buttercup full of tiny Cocksfoot Moths.
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| Brown Argus |
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| Banded Demoiselle |
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| Cocksfoot Moths |
I gave my new sweep net its first outing. It produced numerous small insects, but I couldn't identify many of them.
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| Small Tortoiseshell caterpillar |
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| Stenodema laevigata |
Thanks to the expert who has supplied a name for the above captioned bug.
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