Thursday 16 August 2012

Carlton Marsh

2 Mute Swans, a new brood of Coot and a Kingfisher were present as 2 Cormorants flew south. Meanwhile a juv Little Owl was sitting on an old lorry chassis in Lidster's yard and our Barn Owl was fast asleep in its Birch tree roost.

Dragonflies included Migrant Hawker 1 male, Brown Hawker 1 and 6 + Ruddy Darter males.

Thankfully Peacock butterfly numbers increased from the 12th with 78 feeding on Buddleja.  Also on the same day were 158 Meadow Brown, 91 Gatekeeper, 10 Comma and 1 Brown Argus. (Chris Parkin)

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