Kingfisher and Yellow Wags

Thursday 11 August 2016

Kingfisher is getting more regular on the cress beds and 5 (FIVE!) Yellow Wagtails still around on the concrete bund outside the Watercress Centre.

Butterflies

Sunday 7 August 2016

I'd just about given up but a Common Blue butterfly turned up at the cress beds today - species number 20 for the year.

The family of Yellow Wagtails still hanging on outside the visitor centre.

At Last!

Wednesday 3 August 2016

Finally Yellow Wagtail showed up at the cress beds today - in fact a family group. Also after a gap of several months the Kingfisher returned.

At Last another year tick for Ewelme

Friday 22 July 2016

Seems to have been a long time coming but species number 66 for the year with two young Tawny Owls flushed from a Hawthorn near the new pond. Too quick for my camera I'm afraid.

New Pond

Friday 8 July 2016

New pond is looking good and today I spotted a froglet in the water - certainly frogs didn't breed there so I wonder where it came from?

Butterfly and mammal new for year

The butterfly was a small heath - quite rare on the cress beds and the mammal - a fleeting view of a water shrew.

Flower, moth and bird

Wednesday 8 June 2016

Thought it about time i wrote something though not much to report. The Ewelme Cress beds Nature reserve is buzzing with young birds but I'm very disappointing in the lack or Whitethroats - 2 pairs last year nowt this! First Silver "Y" moth of the year seen.

Bee Orchid

Red Carpet - I think

Song Thrush