Sunday 4 June 2023

Carlton Marsh

Male and female Garganey were seen again today on the main scrape (D. Standish). 

Earlier an Oystercatcher was on the wader scrape from 06.40 to 06.50hrs, and a little later a Little Egret (K. Bannister/N. Lunn/S. Grove). 3 Buzzards were 'thermalling' in the mid-day sun and a Cuckoo sang.

Butterflies included 1 Brown Argus, 15 Common Blue, 10 Small Heath, 9 Dingy Skipper, 14 Speckled Wood and 1 Large Skipper. 

Also a phenomenal count of 48 Burnet Companion moths were counted on the wildflower managed Western Meadow (Chris Parkin).


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