Recent sightings - the stayers and the mover-ons

Our visitors and volunteer wardens have told us about ....

the track to the wetlands is now alot drier - but still take your walking boots and there are ...

chiffchaff calling along the bridleway, herons feeding around the silt pool, treecreepers in the woods, rooks rawking above the woods, goldcrest flitting about along the bridleway.

Around the wetlands – redshank, little egret, little ringed plover, oystercatcher.

Around the cow meadow – skylark, meadow pipit, green woodpecker.

Passing through – wheatear (stopped and flew off), sand martin (flew through).

Lesser celandine along the bridleway (Thanks to ukflowers for this link).

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Thanks to Ken Rogers for this chiffchaff picture  - note the black legs.

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Peacock butterfly sunning in the woodland leaves. Thanks to Ken Rogers for this picture.

The butterfly had found a hot spot.