Friday, 9 May 2025

Back to it

Mainly sunny,18°, light ENE.

Cholsey Marsh:

Loren and I visited the marsh today, busy with birdsong and lots of insects on the wing, especially Mayfly and Demoiselles.

Also run into Tony Williams and Ian Lewington.

Cuckoo seen earlier in the day, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, Cetti’s Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Little Grebe, Black-headed Gull flew downstream, an Oystercatcher flew upstream, a Grey Heron, Swallow and House Martin. Plus 4 Swift over Church Road.

Dragonflies: Beautiful and Banded Demoiselle, Hairy Dragonfly and Common Clubtail.

Butterflies: Brimstone, Orange Tip, Green-veined White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Peacock and Speckled Wood.

IL, LC, PC & TW.

Clubtail Dragonfly courtesy Ian Lewington ↕

Banded Demoiselle
Beautiful Demoiselle courtesy Ian Lewington
Brimstone
Unknown
Mayfly courtesy Loren
Cardinal Beetle ? courtesy Loren

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