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A tour around Harrington Airfield this morning provided plenty of common birds including quite a collection of Linnets and assorted warblers including a singing Grasshopper Warbler. A juvenile Common Redstart was in bushes towards the northern end of the concrete track.
Bits and pieces from elsewhere included three Cattle Egrets, a Dunlin, six Common Sandpipers and three Green Sandpipers at Stanwick early this morning and a Black Tern, a Ruff and ten Yellow-legged Gulls this evening. Adrian saw a juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Summer Leys this morning, they seem to be a bit late coming through this year. Nick Parker located one of the Garganey at Titchmarsh Reserve today plus a Spotted Flycatcher and noted quite a movement of gulls including Yellow-legged Gulls.
A family of Spotted Flycatchers were at Beck Dairy, Cottesbrooke today but a foray in to the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this evening only provided a pair of Grey Partridge.
This afternoon we spent some time in Fermyn Wood and the adjacent country park in warm sunshine. No birds of note found but to be fair we were watching insects most of the time. Plenty of butterflies on the wing but it seems that the Purple Emperors have now finished - we didn't see any and other people looking drew a blank too. Two White Admirals were reported but the best of the rest included excellent numbers of Silver-washed Fritillaries and a few Purple Hairstreaks. Odonata included Blue Emperor, Brown and Migrant Hawkers, Common and Ruddy Darters and Emerald Damselfly. The homemade cake at the Skylark Cafe is still very good!
Regards
Neil M
A tour around Harrington Airfield this morning provided plenty of common birds including quite a collection of Linnets and assorted warblers including a singing Grasshopper Warbler. A juvenile Common Redstart was in bushes towards the northern end of the concrete track.
Bits and pieces from elsewhere included three Cattle Egrets, a Dunlin, six Common Sandpipers and three Green Sandpipers at Stanwick early this morning and a Black Tern, a Ruff and ten Yellow-legged Gulls this evening. Adrian saw a juvenile Mediterranean Gull at Summer Leys this morning, they seem to be a bit late coming through this year. Nick Parker located one of the Garganey at Titchmarsh Reserve today plus a Spotted Flycatcher and noted quite a movement of gulls including Yellow-legged Gulls.
A family of Spotted Flycatchers were at Beck Dairy, Cottesbrooke today but a foray in to the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this evening only provided a pair of Grey Partridge.
This afternoon we spent some time in Fermyn Wood and the adjacent country park in warm sunshine. No birds of note found but to be fair we were watching insects most of the time. Plenty of butterflies on the wing but it seems that the Purple Emperors have now finished - we didn't see any and other people looking drew a blank too. Two White Admirals were reported but the best of the rest included excellent numbers of Silver-washed Fritillaries and a few Purple Hairstreaks. Odonata included Blue Emperor, Brown and Migrant Hawkers, Common and Ruddy Darters and Emerald Damselfly. The homemade cake at the Skylark Cafe is still very good!
Regards
Neil M
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| Ruddy Darter. |
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| Brown Hawker. |
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| Blue Emperor. |
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| Migrant Hawker. |
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| Peacock. |
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| Painted Lady. |
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| Silver washed Fritillary. |
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| Brimstone. |
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| Small Skipper. |
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| Rouzel. |
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| Jaeger and Eleanor. Jaeger is the one on the left... |
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