As I walk along the cliffs there are the usual birds going about their daily routine - Skylarks and Meadow Pipits, Reed Buntings and Whitethroats, Sedge Warblers and the occasional Song Thrush. However, the bird that is making me hang around longer than usual is the Barn Owl that hunts along the fields each morning and takes its prey back to a hungry family somewhere over Rolston way.
Not every drop onto prey from the sky is successful and yesterday the owl dropped 5 times before catching something. A hard life indeed.
The Mipits and Skylarks were very active in the warm sunshine and the Whitethroats were singing away in the hedgerows, a fabulous morning to be out. Even the House Sparrows seemed brighter!
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| Meadow Pipit |
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| House Sparrows feeding |
The south side of Hornsea Mere at this time of year is a great place to look for butterflies and moths. My first Painted Lady and Common Blue of the year got their photos taken just so I could put them on here :)
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| Painted Lady butterfly |
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| Common Blue butterfly |
As you walk though the fields you may spot small, black moths flying about - these are Chimney Sweeper moths and are pretty common, although I'd never seen one before I moved over to Hornsea. I can see where the name comes from for a chnage. Moths have a naming system that is weird and where the names come from is a mystery to me.
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| Chimney Sweeper moth |
