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Andy Bissitt


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Tell you what. Let's call this Sunfield Estate and immediate surrounds.

Butterflies switched on a bit today and a brief stroll around the hill at the back of the estate brought several small tortoiseshells, a small copper, a speckled wood, a green-veined white, and at least four holly blues which was great. Also probably had a holly blue in the garden, but viewed through two windows from a distance without specs, could not be sure. Most unexpected was a sub-adult large red damselfly on Romiley Common, my first 'dragon' of the year (there is no pond nearby that I know of). This is the nearest I've seen one to home by a couple of miles. Yes, the bird season is well and truly over. Bring on the insects.

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There probably won't be much to report on this page, but it's a good day to start. I found a hedgehog crossing the road on the estate at about 11 a.m. this morning. The time was unusual, but, on top of that, it was the first live one I'd seen locally for about fifteen years (probably longer). During that time I'd seen at the most one or two squished ones nearby. They used to be seen frequently, and I am often out after dark mothing or watching other nocturnal beasts, so their disappearance from the area is a real decline. To make sure this one did not suffer a sudden end, I collected it and released it into my garden. Hopefully it will learn that it should only come out at night in future.

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 7th of April 2012 08:51:21 PM

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