After a sharp dip in temperature overnight (-1 deg C) I was not surprised to find very few moths in my moth trap this morning. In fact I was quite impressed there were five present; three Small Quakers and two Hebrew Characters.
Having got up early for the moths I was about to try Mappleborough Green when my phone pinged with news of an Oystercatcher and a pair of Gadwall at Earlswood. So a change of plan took me there instead.
The Oystercatcher seemed to have gone, and I initially thought that the Gadwalls had too, but they must have been hiding among the willows because after I'd walked the length of Engine Pool they appeared as if from nowhere.
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| Gadwall |
Yesterday had been a stay at home day, but it had been enlivened by the presence of a male Siskin on the feeders. I also noticed that one of the pair of Greenfinches which was visiting had been ringed.
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| Siskin and Greenfinch |
Perhaps I need to suggest Tony comes round to try to catch the Greenfinch to see if it's one of his, and establish where he had caught it.
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