Friday 5 August 2011

Sandpiper City


Common sandpiper

Three Wood Sandpipers

Adult Lapwing

Common Blue on Bristly Ox-tongue

Swallow-tailed Moth
25-30 Green Sandpiper, 10 Common Sandpiper and 3 Wood Sandpiper this evening. Also 30+ Lapwing including some late youngsters and 1 Greenshank. 3 Teal, 1 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 1 Hobby, 2 Sprawk, 2 Kestrel, few warblers and finches about.
Last night had another Swallow-tailed Moth and another Tree-lichen Beauty.
At least 20+ Common Blues by the stream.
Swifts numbers are well down now.

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