Highlights from the latter half of the week....
Thursday
Male marsh harrier over Phase 1
2 hobbys over Phase 1
And the first swifts of the year spotted by Warden, Paul Bennett over Phase 1
And Friday
2 hobbys over Phase 1 and 2
2 greenshanks on silt lagoon 7
A pair of grey partridge on Phase 2
My first four-spotted chaser dragonflies of 2011
And a stunning buff-tip moth at the light on office door found by Site Manager, Michael Copleston. This is a beautiful species that looks like a cut off birch twig! The caterpillars feed on a variety of broadleaved tree species and the adults fly from May to July.