Sallow Kitten
I ambled down to pond just before 7am with Dave to hardly a breath of wind and bright sunshine meeting up with the Bumbling Bears for an enjoyable walk to the sewage farm with the birds heard singing for a change and not fighting the wind. Managed a male Common Scoter off the valve tower which moved in to toft bay, 3 Common Tern, Wheatear on farborough bank, Common Sandpiper and Dunlin toft bank with the Dunlin giving concerns it looked moribund but it slowly perked up over the next hour and stated feeding before calling a few times then flew off with the Common Sandpiper. Presumably it had done a long overnight journey and was just recuperating. Also Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Swift, 3 Gadwall and 2 Buzzard while butterflies were represented by 4 Common Blue, Speckled Wood and Brimstone and moths around the café included female Muslin, Waved Umber and 2 Brimstone Moths.
Unfortunately Brandon Marsh was quiet apart from the Kodak flickers clunking away at distance dots and planes from the nearby airport droning overhead so it did not make for a pleasant visit. The Oystercatchers have four chicks and my first Azure Damselflies were on the wing.
Over my garden this afternoon I had Bullfinch female, Hobby and Kestrel and the Tree Pipit, Whinchat and Turtle Dove seen in the valley this afternoon will have to wait as I am dining at Dave’s tonight. Also of interest to me is that both Fox and Emperor Moths were on the wing this afternoon so need to do a trip to the north of the county if this weather holds out and on top of that the Nene valley has a couple of species I wouldn’t mind seeing so busy week ahead.
Lime Hawk-Moth female sent by Mark Phillips that he found at home today
Richard
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