It has been a splendid weekend made
even better by the arrival of our friend Dave Foot from Weymouth. Most
of it has been spent 'in the field' with a good number of wild creatures
being added to the property list including 6 new Moths, 2 confirmed
Mammals and a couple of Reptiles. Unfortunately, the full report will
have to wait for such things as editing photographs (nearly 300 on
Saturday alone), and confirming all identifications. It is likely to
appear in a number of parts, but when can only be described as
.eventually'. Luckily we have a couple of Posts 'in the can' with
today's harking back to Thursday. On the Moth front Wednesday's capture
of a 'scarce'
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BROWN-SPOT PINION
was followed, like the proverbial bus, by c3 the next day.
was followed, like the proverbial bus, by c3 the next day.
A rather nicely marked
SALLOW
was thought worthy of publication and after an absence of a few weeks
was thought worthy of publication and after an absence of a few weeks
VAPOURER
once again visited the traps.
Rounding up the traps that day held something of a small surprise
as driving past Parley Pond a
once again visited the traps.
Rounding up the traps that day held something of a small surprise
as driving past Parley Pond a
TEAL
was spotted, feeding voraciously,
and was the first I have ever seen at that location.
It
had been a full 3 months since I have set foot at Longham Lakes, for
no other reason than there has been much to do elsewhere. The arrival of
an early Black-necked Grebe there a few days ago was enough to
induce me to pay a visit back then, but on that occasion it met with a
'blank'. This time the bird was certainly visible but only as a distant .JPG)
BLOB
(foreground)
(foreground)
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BLACK-NECKED GREBE
an addition to the 'ongoing' September List.
Soon after, the sinister looking shape in one of the lakeside Willows
an addition to the 'ongoing' September List.
Soon after, the sinister looking shape in one of the lakeside Willows
turned out to be a
SPARROWHAWK
but again distant.
Of the few Butterflies on the wing
Of the few Butterflies on the wing
CLOUDED YELLOW
was the best but
was the best but
SMALL WHITE
was also obliging.
COMMON BLUE
was also obliging.
GREATER BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE
COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLY
A most obliging
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER
was also on show along with
was also on show along with
MAGPIE
MUTE SWAN
LITTLE GREBE
GADWALL
and
and
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TUFTED DUCK (male)
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TUFTED DUCK (female)
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TUFTED DUCK (juvenile)
It was around the time of my last visit that these waterside
WILLOWS
were cropped back to ground level and in the meantime have grown about 9 feet.
It was around the time of my last visit that these waterside
WILLOWS
were cropped back to ground level and in the meantime have grown about 9 feet.
Unfortunately since my last visit someone has seen fit to 'fly-tip' this
rubbish at the site of this beautiful and important watercourse.
Let's not be too Draconian
just HANG the Ba*ta*ds.
rubbish at the site of this beautiful and important watercourse.
Let's not be too Draconian
just HANG the Ba*ta*ds.
While back at the north end of the property both ponds are still blessed with a single
GREEN SANDPIPER
GREEN SANDPIPER
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