Friday 27 July 2012

Ingbirchworth reservoirs

Royd Moor Reservoir - 10 Greylag Geese, 3 Tufted Ducks, 1 Great Crested Grebe and three family parties of Common Whitethroat.
Scout Dike Reservoir - 6 Tufted Ducks, 2 Little Grebes + 2 young, 3 Great Crested Grebes and 1 Willow Tit.
Ingbirchworth Reservoir - 1 drake Common Pochard, 14 Tufted Ducks, 2 Great Crested Grebes + 2 young and 1 Little Grebe.

A very steady day for birds, but a really good one for butterflies:-
Royd Moor/Scout Dike Res. - c5 Small Skippers, c10 Large Skippers, c10 Large White, 2 Small White, 1 Small Copper, 3 Common Blues, c30 Small Tortoiseshells, 1 Peacock, 5+ Speckled Woods, 10+ Walls, 10+ Gatekeepers, 40+ Meadow Browns, c30 Ringlets and c10 Small Heaths.

2 comments:

oxycera said...

Good to know Wall still in the district.

Martin Wells said...

Had 2 Walls on Spicer House Lane in early June as well.