31st August 2016 seen by Bob Johnson
On 12/8/16 a moth box was put out in Whillet's Meadows and this micro moth was captured. It has been confirmed by the County Moth Recorder as Pseudopostega crepusculella -…
On 12/8/16 a moth box was put out in Whillet's Meadows and this micro moth was captured. It has been confirmed by the County Moth Recorder as Pseudopostega crepusculella -…
Raptor watch from North Bank (09:45-12:15):- 1 Hobby, 2 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 6 Common Buzzards, 2 Ravens, 2 Bullfinch including a juvenile, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap.
West End Hide evening visit:- 5 Pipistrelle Bats, Tawny Owl heard, 300+ Geese - Canada & Greylag came into roost, 5 Mandarin , 2 Teal, 34 Mallard, 40+ Sand Martin…
West End:- 2 Teal, 3 Common Sandpiper, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Stock Dove.
Dam End:- 33 Lapwings, 14 Pied Wagtails, 1 Common Sandpipers, 2 Coot, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker.
Dam End:- 179 Canada Geese, 2 Coot, 25 Lapwing, 2 Common Sandpiper, 230+ Black-headed Gull, 12+ Pied Wagtail. West End:- 61 Great Crested Grebe, 63 Greylag, 3 Mandarin, 3 Buzzard,…
West End:- Osprey fishing 16:15-16:30 when it caught a small fish. Honey Buzzard glided high over, Peregrine briefly over trees on north bank, 6 Buzzards, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Lapwing,…
West End car park:- 195 Greylag Geese, 15 Canada Geese, 15 Cormorant, 3 House Martin, 2 Swallow, 15 Great Crested Grebe, 13 Mallard, 3 Moorhen, 1 Mandarin, 1 Great Spotted…
Osprey seen several times during the day from about 11:30 to 17:15 at Whillet's and the West End.
West End:- 71 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Osprey at 17:15, 1 Buzzard (4 seen by Andy Marshall), 10 Lapwing, 1 Common Sandpiper (seen by work party). Whillet's:- 1 Osprey at…