Thursday 9 June 2016

Carlton Marsh

Kingfisher was pretty active today. A new brood of Greylags (6) and 12 Canada Geese left south leaving 5 adults with 9 goslings.

Insects included 3 Dingy Skippers, 2 Orange-tips, a really fresh Red Admiral and a female Broad -bodied Chaser.

Barrow Tip
Buzzard, singing Cuckoo, 6 small Mallard young and Jay.
Insects included 4 Painted Ladies, 17 Common Blue, 21 Dingy Skipper, 87 Small Heath, Large Skipper, Small Copper and a record breaking 117 Burnet Companion moths. A Small Elephant Hawk Moth was also noted.
Chris Parkin

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