Thursday 9 June 2016

Early June

Yet again, not too much of ornithological significance to report with a little look at Whixall Moss producing plenty of breeding birds with Stonechats, Whitethroats, Reed Buntings and Curlew all with chicks / fledglings while two Hobbies hunted overhead; possibly of more interest was an interesting mixed singing Phylloscopus Warbler near the carpark with somewhat resembled an Iberian Chiffchaff although more research is needed! 
   A day on Anglesey, complete with heavy rain, thunder and lightening then produced a steady trickle of Manx Shearwaters and Auks drifting past Cemlyn Bay in the evening over the flat calm sea with several pods of Porpoises also offshore; there wasn't too much else of note with Yellow Wagtails, a flyover Redpoll and several Shelduck broods along the coast to Carmel Head.


Two moths which I can't remember seeing before with an Argent and Sable at Whixall Moss and a Burnet Companion at Wyke

There were good numbers of migratory insects on the Anglesey coast including quite a few Painted Ladies and literally hundreds of Diamond-back Moths, mirroring the huge numbers all around the coast at the moment

Silver-studded Blue

Four-spotted Chaser


Baby Shelducks

Curlew

Common Spotted Orchid

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