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Pitsford Reservoir today was the venue for two Naturetrek Day Tours, one a general wildlife romp around the reserve and the other, led by Dave Jackson, concentrated on how to get the most out of macro photography. It was a warm, breezy day but not as hot as forecast with quite a significant cloud cover which may have been a blessing! Insects probably dominated proceedings with most birds of the woodland hidden in foliage.
Bird-wise a flock of fifteen Crossbills flew south-east at about 11.50am, an Osprey was seen in the Scaldwell Bay where there were also two Great White Egrets and a Hobby was over the Walgrave Bay. Butterflies were limited to a single Marbled White (not seen by us), Common Blue, Large Skipper, Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Large White, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral and Painted Lady. The contents of the moth traps provided Privet Hawk-moth, Elephant Haw-moth and Lackey with Chimney Sweepers in the meadows. Odonata were better with Blue Emperor, Hairy Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Blue Damselfly, Large Red-eyed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly and both Banded and Beautiful Demoiselles.
At Stanford Reservoir today the best birds on show were a Little Ringed Plover, two Spotted Flycatchers, a Hobby, a Cuckoo and two Cetti's Warblers.
Clifford Hill Pits this morning yielded an Avocet, three Ringed Plovers, one Little Ringed Plover, two Shelduck and a Hobby at nearby Barnes Meadow. Earls Barton New Workings/Whiston Wetlands provided six Avocets, four Ringed Plovers and a Green Sandpiper.
Regards
Neil M
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| Osprey courtesy of Tony Stanford. |
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| Red Kite. |
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| Privet Hawk-moth. |
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| Beautiful Demoiselle. |
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| Four-spotted Chaser. All images from Pitsford Reservoir today. |
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