As soon as we started our walk we were listening to garden
warbler, whitethroat
and chiffchaff
singing.
A brief stop in the hide provided views of a pair of mute
swan with their cygnets, greylag
goose and a great
crested grebe. On the feeders there were lots of blue
tit and great
tit, including the pair of blue tit nesting in the box right by the
entrance to the hide.
As we headed along the walkway we saw a dragonfly exuviae
which I think was from a downy
emerald. We soon saw a number of damselflies including red-eyed,
azure, large red
and common
blue.
Large Red damselfly |
As we continued along the lake edge, we started to find more warbler species, with blackcap,
cetti’s
warbler and willow
warbler all being heard but not always seen. Other birds singing included dunnock,
wren,
robin,
bullfinch
and song
thrush.
After some more damselfly watching we found a showy
whitethroat and a skulking reed
warbler by the roundhouse-shaped cowshed.
Next we arrived in Clattinger farm – what a special place!
Amongst the plants we saw were cowslip,
adder’s-tongue
fern, green-winged
orchid, early
marsh-orchid, marsh valerian
and common
spotted-orchid.
Marsh valerian |
Finally, we saw a dapper reed
bunting singing and heard a lesser
whitethroat chuntering from the hedge!
A brilliant few hours watching and enjoying a variety of wildlife.
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