The ringers were here, and I watched them process a second calendar year Wren. They had had a good morning, catching a juvenile Grasshopper Warbler, and controlling a Great Tit which had been ringed elsewhere.
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| Grasshopper Warbler - Tony & Leigh Kelly |
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| Sedge Warbler - Tony and Leigh Kelly |
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| Wren |
Courtesy of Tony and Leigh Kelly, the full ringing details for a combination of this morning's visit and last week's are:
We decided to walk along the road a short distance hoping to see some woodland butterflies. in fact our highlight was a woodland bird, as a Siskin flew over calling.
Back in the fields we checked out a line of trees where we had seen Purple Hairstreaks last year, and sure enough a couple of these tiny butterflies were fluttering around the canopy.
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| Purple Hairstreak |
On balance we felt that butterfly numbers were slightly lower than last week, although there were still a lot.
At the flash field we found that most of the mud had disappeared, and the six Green Sandpipers present were tight against the sedge at the far side of the nearest flash. The only other waders seen were 25 Lapwings.
Dragonflies included more Emperors and Brown Hawkers, but the only species posing was a Blue-tailed Damselfly.
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly |
There were plenty of grasshoppers and crickets in the grass, and I chose to get a shot of a male Roesel's Bush-cricket.
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| Roesel's Bush-cricket |
The one other creature which was present in higher than usual numbers was Homo sapiens. Perhaps because of the weather, or maybe relating to cancelled holidays and post-lockdown joie de vivre, the usual cyclists and horse-riders on the road, were joined by walkers, runners, and even picnickers in various places along our usually quiet circuit.
It's good to see that this lovely corner of England is being enjoyed by everyone....he said.
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