Monday 3 April 2023

Rawhide - Gil Favor / Rowdy Yeats

Priority as ever fell to the Moth Traps with higher hopes than in previous days as we now have that extra unit. Unfortunatly, the 'force' was not with us as not a single Moth having to settle for a

RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY
along with a similarly single
DOR BEETLE
while otherwise in the compound a,
or what we would prefer to think of as 'the'
LAPWING
prospecting the option of another successful breading season here?
Followed by a brief visit by this
SPARROWHAWK
which did allow for a couple of rushed 'clicks' while also among the panels a single
RABBIT
HERRING GULL
and never seen at this site before a most unexpected and equally lone small strand of
SNOWDROP
A planned 'short' scan across the Heath
only attracted a stampede of the resident
CATTLE
looking for a free lunch. At the end of the search one of 2
COLLARED DOVEs
at the Fencing Centre with the other carrying nesting material, it's happening!!