33 Whoopers
So much easier to count when the numbers drop away. Pretty much the last of the Whoopers with just 33 birds. In recent years we have had around 4 or 5 injured birds that over summer. Sixty six Avo [...]
So much easier to count when the numbers drop away. Pretty much the last of the Whoopers with just 33 birds. In recent years we have had around 4 or 5 injured birds that over summer.
Sixty six Avocet this morning and 40+ Ruff.
Chiffchaffs and Blackcaps singing around the reserve. Treecreeper and Goldcrest singing too. Yesterday a Cetti's Warbler was heard near the Cattybank.
Two Marsh Harrier hunting throughout the day, 4+ Common Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk took a Snipe. Barn Owl early this morning on the Reed Bed Walk.
Although chilly at night the moth trap has been pulling in a few species including this Early Thorn - Selenia dentaria
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=3537
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