Thursday 28 March 2019

Carlton Marsh

This morning 65 Herring Gulls (Dave Lomas), 1 Common Gull and 2 Foxes were on the wader scrape.  Also present single Redpoll and Siskin, Buzzard and Grey Wagtail.

The warm sunny weather produced a male Orange-tip late morning (Keith Bannister) followed by 4 more after dinner. They beat the previous record of 31st March 2017. Also on the wing 7 male Brimstone, 27 Peacock, 19 Comma, 3 Small White (2 mating), 1 Green Veined White, 27 Small Tortoiseshell, a Bee Fly and a day-flying Orange Underwing moth flying around the top of Birch trees.
(Chris Parkin/CG)

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