UW82
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The Moors today 9am till 11am
GCG 9, Little Grebe on broadmeadow pool - I am sure they are nesting on here.
Tufted 25, Gadwall pr ( report of chicks seen yesterday ???)
Oystercatcher 4 ads and 3 chicks (1 + 2) two broods, Lapwing 6 ( 1 sitting) no other waders at all. Common Tern 6 (3 prs),
A few swifts, swallows and sand martins passed through
At the Flashes 11.15am till 5pm
Shelduck pr, gadwall pr
Avocet 37, LRP 6, Lapwing still 3 sitting ( 2 have abandoned) only 2 chicks now 20 days old. Dunlin 2 male and female schinzii,
10 broods of Mallard and 4 broods of coot.
while trimming the overhanging bushes along the board walk I noticed what I thought was sheep wool in the hawthorn just before the main flashes hide.
Closer inspection revealed caterpillars wrapped in a silk cocoon, any ideas what species? Gav or Des or anyone else with any knowledge of the subject.
B John
Hi John. The caterpillars might be of the Processionary Moth. John Sirrett is looking into them. First for the reserve if they are.
Who is Phil Bottom?
Des.