The Banstead Arts Festival walk produced two
Red-legged Partridges in Broadfield, a
Little Owl on the east side of Horse Pasture, two
Lesser Black-backed Gulls and two
Swifts overhead, eight
Swallows and nine
Whitethroats at the farm. Two
Canada Geese flew northwest. In the BW sector, a
Mistle Thrush was seen at Fames Rough.
BW butterflies included the first
Small Copper of the year at Fames Rough, along with eight
Dingy Skippers, four
Brimstones, a
Green-veined White, an
Orange-tip, three
Small Heaths, three
Holly Blues, and three
Green Hairstreaks.
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Whitethroat |
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Whitethroat |
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Small Copper |
David Campbell (photo 1), Paul Goodman, Ian Ward (photos 2-3) et al