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Tuesday 14 August 2012

A mixed bag

Birding at the moment is either boom or bust, recent visits to Arlington and Church Norton have been on the quiet side. SOS reports seem to support this view, I just hope that one of my future visits coincides with a boom.

I watched an Osprey at Arlington make five unsuccessful dives, the sixth dive returned a small bream. All this at distance, unfortunately he didn't come near and all the photos were disappointing, again!


In....

..and out



Success!

With the water levels at the reservoir high the Great Crested Grebes have taken advantage of the available nest sites. I am told these are the  first successful broods for at least two years.






We are experiencing passage migration in the garden as there are constant visits by Willow Warblers and a scarce occurrence of a Whitethroat






The House Sparrows have exceeded all  expectations and produced another brood, it really is good to hear that "cheep cheep" in the bushes.






 The juvenile crows are much more independent and the family have split up, this one delights in sitting at the bottom of the garden berating our cat, unfortunately she is very hard of hearing and at sixteen years of age, has no interest in chasing things.

The moth trap has been very successful of late,  large quantities of the more common moths rather than a large variety. One Garden Tiger being the highlight.






The pond is very quiet with occasional visits by Southern Hawkers and Red Darters , this Common Bluetail feeding on what appears to be a freshly caught spider.




What I first thought to be a hornet turned out to be a Volucella zonaria hoverfly, very smart.





So although everything seems quiet there really is plenty of activity




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