Cresswell and Druridge
Labels:
Avocet,
Cresswell Pond,
DRURIDGE POOLS,
Leucistic Curlew,
Small Copper,
Wall Brown
Tuesday the 22-5-12, started the day off just yards from my home looking for Speckled Wood Butterflies I have counted over 50 at this site but not a one today not sure if the first hatch of the year have died off before the good weather returned ,next West Hartford in the hope of a reeling Grasshopper Warbler but no sign today, did have a Garden Warbler which I got some recording of .
travelled up to Cresswell via Lynemouth Flash which only had some bathing Black Headed Gulls, Cresswell only the one Avocet I could see there where three Barnacle Geese a nice bright Yellow Wagtail and a Wheatear just north of the ponds.
Druridge no sign of the Garganey a group of 13(edit) Curlew included a partial Leucistic bird but taking photos against the light never gives good results, Small Copper and Wall Brown out and my first Orchid of the year , with a pair of Stonechats feeding young back along at cresswell.
Three Barnacles in with Greylags Wall Brown
First Orchid of the year at Druridge
Leucistic , or I should say partial , shooting against the light probably does not show it at it's best
And Stonechats although someway off it was reluctant to visit the nest so I got this digi shot then moved on
4 comments:
Lovely to see the Wall Brown, its not one Ive seen around these parts (WYorkshire), although Ive had decent sightings during trips to Norfolk & Jersey over the last couple of years. Nice number of Curlews too. Linda
Thanks Linda but I'm afraid I made a typing error the Curlews where actually only 13 ! oops !!!!
Brian
Hi Brian,
where was the curlew i had one at the start of may,just after bells farm in the field behind the extended cottage.
Hi ST , It's proably the same bird as it was also at Cresswell, but i had it from the Budge screen.
Good to hear from you !
Brian
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