Date: 2nd June 2022
Time: from 7:45 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny,
light wind, 11°C to 14°C
After an exceptionally good visit on 26th May 2022, it
was much quieter this morning in terms of both the diversity and abundance of
species recorded.
However, I was able to add another new
record for the reserve for 2022, namely a single Lesser Black-backed Gull
flying over.
As on my last visit, I recorded a single Common
Lizard although this was a much smaller individual and seen further along the
boardwalk towards Meadow Pond.
Unlike the diversity and abundance of odonata
and lepidoptera species on my last visit, this morning I saw just 2 Blue-tailed
Damselflies, a single Holly Blue and 5 Speckled Woods.
In addition to the Lesser Black-Backed Gull, the singing
male Common Whitethroat was still very evident around the East
Meadow and the Meadow Link areas but I only heard 2 singing male Blackcaps
and a single singing male Chiffchaff. The Moorhens, both the
adults and the juveniles, were still very vocal on Meadow Pond and I had a
brief glimpse of one of the adults at the back of the pond.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records
in italics):
Here are some photos from my visit:
Photo: Common Lizard
Photo: Common Lizard
Photo: Common Lizard
Photo: Holly Blue
Photo: Speckled Wood
Photo: snail species
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