* Be Bop Deluxe 1974 from Axe Victim
It was great to see quite a few Common Swifts this morning in the north west corner of first field, despite the gusty northerly wind. I stayed a while and got a few more photos as they were flying pretty low.
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| Probably my best effort to date of a Common Swift |
Sand Martins, House Martins and Swallows were also feeding but numbers were low as you'd expect at this time of year.
A Curlew flew over going west, I was alerted by its song as it passed overhead. Three Little Egrets at the Mere with one on Swan Island and two over by the outlet. Common Terns were fishing at the west end, one at least was successful and flew back east with a fish.
This afternoon's walk was good for butterflies and dragonflies with the sun shining down strongly. It was still breezy but there were plenty of places out of the wind for the insects to fly and feed.
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| Common Blue |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer dragonflies |
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| Meadow Brown butterfly |
Orchids are out everywhere it seems - here's a Common Spotted Orchid hosting a Buff-tailed Bumblebee
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| Common Spotted Orchid with a heavy bumblebee on board |
Coots and Moorhens are tending their chicks and they are growing fast. A couple of Moorhen chicks were showing well.
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| Muuuuuuum!!! |
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