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| Chaffinch resting after a duel |
Out into the valley and the fields, LINNETS again were most prevalent and a CUCKOO was singing nearby. I was joined by Alex and the short walk round the fields produced, YELLOWHAMMER, NIGHTINGALE, singing well and showing briefly, several SKYLARKS a GREY HERON, 3 COMMON WHITETHROATS, REED BUNTING and a second Lesser Whitethroat. Stephen was also out this morning and had Garden Warblers down by the lake, time was against me, so I didn't manage to go and get reacquainted with their song, which I will try to do tomorrow, with luck.
Steve Broyd recorded the moths this morning and there was a whopping 250 moths of 35 species with Frosted Green new for the site and a mammoth count of 123 Brindled Pugs!! plus 6 year ticks including one of my favourites Chinese Character.
8 comments:
one Brindled Pug`s enough for any man to contend with, Alan. Never mind 123.
Nice one Al.
Hi Alan.
You sure had a great collection of summer migrants today, plus a great number of moths.
Alan ,
Well done with the Lesser Whitethroat , one of my favourites .
Lesser Throat arrived here too today Alan, lovely sound aint it!
Hi Dean, I was surprised at the numbers, I don't remember that many last year.
Hi Rach, Thanks, it was nice to hear the Lesser Whitethroats.
Hi Ken, It was another busy morning really and always entertaining :-)
Hi Greenie, Thanks, I'm looking forward to catching a glimpse of one over the next few days hopefully.
Hi Warren, It sounds like we weren't the only ones to record them, must have been a bit of an arrival :-)
A very nice visit again Alan. Well done on the Lesser Whitethroats!
I do like moth names! Timothy Tortrix is my all time favourite :)
Hi ShySongbird, Thanks, it was another great way to start the day.
The names are great, I thought someone was joking when I first heard of Timothy Tortrix :-)
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