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25 July, 2012 20:19

Wednesday, 25th July Quite a damp experience, walking round the reserve today and the horseflies were out in force! At the fishing pool, saw a reed warbler with a beakful of insects, so still feeding young. It flew into an area at the north end. Also heard a grasshopper warbler singing close to the car […]

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Wednesday 25th July

Well I was up early this morning with the dogs, had to be up the coast for 10.00, but it was worth it. Only yesterday talking to Bob we had not seen any deer for quite a while and normally would have spotted a doe and fawn, and this morning there she was with two, […]

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Tuesday July 24th

Our walk this morning was very quiet,. little or no wind but quite a lot of drizzle, the toadlets were out again, see pic, we thought they were froglets but on closer inspection they are covered in spots. In the afternoon it was full tide so on the way back I went along the beach, […]

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Hi, I just started my walk this morning when immediateley there was a kestrel some 10 yards away from me hovering at about 12 ft it soon drifted away but continued hunting. As I walked between the feeders I disturbed a charm of about 50 goldfinch that had been feeding on the numerous thistles growing […]

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Wednesday 18th July

On the usual morning walk Bob found 2 Garden Tiger moths together in the grass, see pic. It is the first time we have seen them alive, normally all that is found are the wings after being eaten, even when we have moth traps they have not been caught. They must be plentiful, going on […]

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Update Tuesday 17th

Some pics did not arrive, try again. Bob and Bri

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Tuesday 17th July

This wet spell has brought out the Common Toadlets, all along the path running up the side of the long pond is covered with them, there are that many it looks like the ground is moving. Another little creature is the small striped snail, yesterday the paths were full of them, see pic. Came across […]

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Wednesday 11 July

Last week I posted a picture of an Oyster Catchers nest with one egg the pic today shows it buried under a pile of sand. Using an discarded tent as a sand sledge is not very helpful. While looking at the mess, a Grayling landed see pic, hopefully tomorrow with the forecasted warm day, there […]

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10 July, 2012 21:23

Tuesday 10th July Walking around the reserve this morning, was amazed to see so many marsh helleborines in full flower. Also found a few yelllow bartsia near one of the pools. The area along the track between the two feeders was stuffed with warblers: sedge, willow and whitethroat plus a grasshopper warbler, for once in […]

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Monday 9th July

This warm spell is hatching lots of Meadow Browns, still a few Large Skippers and an odd Common Blue but I was surprised to see a Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary in the usual area, it’s about three weeks since the first one was spotted. The Four Spot Dragonflies are still about but looking a bit […]