We had a quick trip to Noddle Hill. The weather was beautiful, blue skies and amazingly mild for March. Some of the willows were flowering and these were busy with bees, bumblebee queens, hoverflies and even a Small Tortoishell fed on the bloom. We got superb views of the very tame Reed Buntings, which obviously regularly use the bird feeders scattered around the reserve. Some ponds had been dug out and a little pond covered on reeds was looking fantastic. A great day out, next time must bring a picnic and some bird seed.
The pond from Reed Bunting view
Colt's Foot
Small Tortoiseshell on willow catkins
Bombus terrestris
Eristalis
Bombus hypnorum
Bumblebees
Bombus hypnorum
B. terrestris
B. lapidarius
Bird list
- Blackbird
- Carrion Crow
- Dunnock
- Greylag Goose
- Magpie, 8
- Moorhen
- Skylark
- Woodpigeon
- Blue Tit
- Coot, 1
- Great Tit
- Linnet
- Mallard
- Reed Bunting
- Starling
- Wren
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