Anemone apennina, blue anemone in flower, about 5 more locations for viola odorata sweet violet in flower, Sanguisorba minor Salad burnet very nearly in flower, and 30 alder leaf beetle, Agelastica alni just emerging on one tree.
Lots of Banded Demoiselles by the concrete bridge over the inlet to the flash at the western end today; and yes, they're the only ones I can, or indeed can be bothered to, identify!
Good to see many Butterflies out at the weekend Brimstone-in fairly good numbers-20+(mainly north bank to the west end) Small Tortoiseshell-5 Peacock-c10 Comma-4 Only ever seen a few of Clouded yellows at the flash and never before June as far as I can remember, as they are migrants that to the UK. :)
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON on Monday 31st of March 2014 09:46:38 PM
Amazing views of a Weasel from Bunting Hide. It was flowing in between the stones and sticks on the ground and in and out of small holes like quicksilver.
Photo-opps second to none and I am camera-less at present!!
Thankfully there was another birder there clicking away - should be some cracking pics there.
10.00a.m. to 12.30p.m. very hot Lots of butterflies about especially between Ramsden's ruck and canal. Large Whites Small Whites Green-veined Whites Brimstones Gatekeepers Meadow Browns Large Skippers Small Skippers Speckled Wood Small Tortoiseshell Peacock
St Georges Mushrooms (number of locations around the flash) Hemlock (in front of bunting hide) Hemlock Water-dropwort (a few locations) Orange-tip (male)
A splendid Giant Puffball visible through a hedge in a field on the way to the East Bay to twitch the Red-crested Pochard. It was literally bigger than a football!
-- Edited by Tim Wilcox on Tuesday 1st of November 2011 01:43:02 PM