forgetfulelephant
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DOH! typing mine as you were posting yours Phil but glad my info matches.:t:
John,yes it looks like icing with chocolate buttons on it, so light it flies off the plate :-O
I would say Beautiful on the left, Banded on the right Rob.
I paid a brief visit this morning, a Marbled White showed very briefly.
I barely did any birding.
1 Blue-tailed Damselfly ( rufescens)
2 Blue-tailed Damselfly
3 Cinnabar Caterpillar
4 Longhorn Beetle
Hi SiCheers John,
Yes, those were all taken with the HS10 and 2.2 converter. Luckily it was sunny, so the converter worked ok this time - but it can be very 'hit and miss' to be honest with you. I try not to use the converter where possible as the focus is never as good (caused by the lower shutter speed I guess?).
Comparing the shots you and I got of the 1st summer Meds, I think they look like different birds, with yours having a more distinctive mask. What do you reckon?
Cheers,
Si
John,
If it flies does it count for the UW list?
:eat:
This morning's sightings were as follows:
FLASHES
1 adult Med Gull, 7 Avocet + 5 chicks, 1 Oystercatcher, 2 LRP, 2 Curlew, 6 Lapwing, 2 Cormorant dropped in briefly, 3 Gadwall (2 eclipse males + 1 female), 9 Tufted Duck, 9 Coot, 4 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 3 Canada Geese, 1 Common Tern
To add to Phil's sightings: 3 Meds - 2 ads and a 2nd summer, 8 ads Avocet, 3 LRP, 14 lapwing, green sand, Teal pr, Tufted c15, common tern 2, sedge warbler and 4 juvs at back of hen pool - one of very few this year.l
MOORS POOL
1 second summer Med Gull, 1 LBB Gull, 4 GC Grebe + 2 chicks, 2 Little Grebe, 4 Cormorant, 9 Tufted D, 72 Coot, 2 Common Tern, 75 Canada Geese, 2 Mute Swan + 3 cygnets, 4 Lapwing, 2 Oystercatcher + 2 chicks, Peregrine around the masts, Little Owl on chimney of Hobden Hall Farm and Yellowhammer flew over east path (as per Dave J)
To add : common tern 7, Oystercatcher with 3 CHICKS,
SAILING POOL
6 GC Grebe + 1 fledged youngster, 2 Coot, 2 Common Tern
Education reserve - at least 4 reed warbler in both reed beds, the top reed bed has been well and truly been wetted by the flood. Today I counted 14 chiffchaffs singing over all 3 areas (Moors, Flashes and ER)
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RobTo add to Phil's sightings: 3 Meds - 2 ads and a 2nd summer, 8 ads Avocet, 3 LRP, 14 lapwing, green sand, Teal pr, Tufted c15, common tern 2, sedge warbler and 4 juvs at back of hen pool - one of very few this year.l
At lest 2 juvenile Sedgies showing in front of the concrete hide last evening.
just sorted it :t:mateJohn - you need to make some space in your PM inbox :t:
A few images for Nick to show 'it's not all birds!' :t:
1. Beautiful? Demoiselles.
2. Don't know id of this but thing the yellow may be an egg sac?
3. Ladybird Nymph?
4. Lacewing-Chrysopa perla?
5. Mating Black Tailed Skimmers
Rob