Barn Owl (courtesy Niall Hammond)
Pyramid Orchid (courtesy Cathy Block)
Common Frog (courtesy Alan Dawson)
Small Heath (courtesy Alan Dawson)
Mute Swan family (courtesy Alan Dawson)
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Showing posts with label Pyramidal Orchid. Show all posts
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Week end pics
some good wildlife pics from Cholsey this week end. Thanks to Niall, Cathy and Alan for their photos.
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Not just birds!
Sunny spells, 20º, breezy SW.
A walk along the Bunk line to Winterbrook, along the Thames
to Bow Bridge and back to the village via Caps lane.
The Bunk line path was quiet birdwise a dozen or so Swallow, a few House Martin and Swift, Yellowhammer and Common Whitethroat and a single Buzzard.
The rest of the walk added a Cormorant that flew down river, a Hobby
over Bow and a few Sedge Warbler
along the river bank.
Only mammal seen was a single Roe Deer.
A lot of Small
Tortoiseshell today, several Speckled
Wood, the odd Large and Small White and Meadow Brown, one site hosted several Small Skipper and another a few Common Blue. A couple of Cinnabar moths also seen.
The only dragon noted today was Banded Demoiselle.
Pyramid Orchids
and Bee Orchids present at one site.
Banded Demoiselle
Bee Orchid
Bee Orchid
Pyramid Orchid
a rather worn Common Blue
Common Blue
Moorhen on the bird table today
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Cholsey Marsh, 23rd June
Showery, 15º, light to blustery W.
Large Skipper
Pyramidal Orchid
Mute Swan and four cygnets
All I could get of a Kingfisher
View of the Thames looking down river from Bow Bridge
Rain showers today prevented much photography as water and cameras do not mix well. However the few sunny spells allowed some.
Sedge Warblers are still singing on the marsh along with a few (2) Reed Warblers, (3) Whitethroats, (2) Chiffchaff and (6) Reed Buntings.
2 Kingfishers active along the Thames by the marsh and a couple of Pied Wagtails feeding on the opposite bank.
Whilst sheltering under a Blackthorn hedge during a rain shower I realised I was sharing it with a pair of Bullfinch that did not seem too concerned with me being there, also Linnet, Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Chaffinch seen close by.
The Mute Swan pair still has 4 cygnets and they have moved upriver about a kilometre and a small flock of Canada Geese on the river near Bow Bridge.
Grey Heron seen and a couple of Great-crested Grebes but no young!
Quite a few Swallows, House Martins and Swifts feeding along the river, possibly feeding on the mayflies that were on the wing.
The only dragonfly seen was one Banded Demoiselle. Several butterfly species around included Small Tortoiseshell, Large and Small White and a few Large Skippers.
In addition, an Orchid found but not sure of ID, I think it is a Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis
Tracking Cuckoos to Africa – The BTO has attached tiny radio transmitters to 5 adult male Cuckoos in East Anglia with a view to tracking their return to their wintering areas in Africa.
Adult Cuckoos leave breeding areas earlier than their offspring who are still developing with their adopted parents.
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