Saturday 14 September 2019

Carlton Marsh

This mornings highlights 6 Grey Partridge, 6 Yellow Bunting, 10 Meadow Pipit, all on harrowed fields . Also c30 Swallow south. 

Fish
8 Carp in the scrape included at least 1 Mirror Carp, all about 4 to 5 lbs in weight, along with a shoal of c30 Perch. This would not have been possible when the water courses were grossly polluted (Per Jim Plant).

2 Swift were feeding over the fields this afternoon (Dave Standish).

Storrs Mill/Hollins Wood
Buzzard and 2 Grey Wagtail, 

Butterflies included 84 Comma (most of these in Hollins Wood), 19 Painted Lady, 33 Red Admiral, 62 Speckled Wood, 2 Brimstone, and 3 Small Copper. Also of note Vapourer Moth and the buying beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) Chris Parkin.

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