Monday, 9 September 2013

Tophill Low visit

Just a quick one, as it was not an amazingly interesting visit to Tophill Low. The highlights, quite close Grey Herons in North Lagoon and Helmpholme Meadows, where managed to have the camera switched off as the heron got a little fish. In North Marsh I only had a fleeting view of a kingfisher. Lots of Speckled Woods about and a single Painted Lady. It became quite cloudy as the morning advanced and the butterflies disappeared. There were some hawkers and darter dragonflies about, but, although pretty sure there was a Brown Hawker patrolling in North Marsh, I didn't manage any photos.
Wigeon
Malayan tapirs? No, just belted Galloway cattle, grazing Helmphome Meadows, a great sight. 
Painted Lady
 Bird List
  1. Black-headed Gull        
  2.  Blue Tit        
  3.  Bullfinch        
  4.  Carrion Crow        
  5.  Chaffinch        
  6.  Collared Dove        
  7.  Common Gull        
  8.  Cormorant        
  9.  Gadwall       
  10.  Goldcrest        
  11.  Great Black-backed Gull        
  12.  Great Crested Grebe        
  13.  Great Spotted Woodpecker        
  14.  Great Tit        
  15.  Grey Heron        
  16.  Jackdaw        
  17.  Kingfisher        
  18.  Little Grebe        
  19.  Long-tailed Tit        
  20.  Mallard        
  21.  Marsh Tit        
  22.  Moorhen        
  23.  Mute Swan        
  24.  Pheasant        
  25.  Pochard        
  26.  Robin        
  27.  Stock Dove        
  28.  Swallow        
  29.  Treecreeper        
  30.  Tufted Duck        
  31.  Wigeon        
  32.  Woodpigeon        
  33.  Wren     

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