The Reads Bottom area came good mid-afternoon with a
Black Redstart flitting between the fence posts (
AD/RR). A typical spring date for our 11th record and 15th bird (all since 2010), there were no records last year so this was a sight to savour. Two
Wheatears and the two
Red-legged Partridges were in Broadfield, singles of
Cormorant and
Grey Heron flew over and 10
Swallows and four
Whitethroats were also around. A
Mistle Thrush was seen.
The BW sector had a
Willow Warbler at Parsons Land and a
Mistle Thrush by the Holly Lane car park, as well as five
Whitethroats, 27
Blackcaps, 14
Chiffchaffs and seven
Pheasants.
Butterflies on the wing in the BW sector included five
Dingy Skippers, six
Grizzled Skippers, a
Holly Blue, a
Speckled Wood, a
Peacock, two
Orange-tips, a
Small White and a
Brimstone. Two
Small Tortoiseshells were at CF.
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| Grizzled Skipper |
David Campbell (photos 1-3), Andy Downing, Paul Goodman, Ian Jones, Ian Magness, Paul Manville, Natasha Preston, Robert Russell and Ian Ward (photo 4)
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