Bank holiday Monday and a great day out once again at Old Moor in glorious sunshine watching and hunting insects and keeping an eye/ear out for the birds. People a plenty to today great to see so many children enjoying nature, the birds we saw toady on the newly arrived warbler front included Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat and Willow Warbler, waders making their way thru included Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover and Dunlin, a few Redshank, were mixed in to. On the duck front Tufted Duck, Teal, Gadwall, Mallard and Shoveler, Sand Martin overhead, Cormorants, Black-headed Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan and Lapwings were on the meres. Avocets and Med Gulls were about unfortunately we didn’t see them as we were watching Oranges-tip, Brimstone and Peacock butterflies along with Crab Spiders, Gorse weevils and Alder Leaf Beetles
Day List in no particular order :-
Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Reed Warbler, Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Redshank, Tufted Duck, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Black headed Gull, Lesser Black backed Gull, Cormorant, Starling, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Sand Martin, Bullfinch, Com. Crab Spider, Gorse Weevil, Alder Leaf Beetle, Orange tip, Peacock, Brimstone
Orange tip (Male)
Gorse Weevil
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