Mon 30th June 25
A nice surprise as Mike and I walked to the hide this morning, near the wind pump we spotted a butterfly that didn't fit with the normal candidates and Mike thought Marbled White but it was lost to view. On our return with PL & RJ an hour later it was relocated and was indeed a cracking Marbled White. A first for me and I think only the second for the site.
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Photo Mike O'Hanlon© |
From the hide: 2 Canada geese (+6 goslings), 1 Shelduck (+3 ducklings), 1 Tufted Duck, 20+ Avocet (all size chicks some almost fledged), 12 Lapwing, 3 Oystercatcher, c150 Blk H Gulls (+ lots of nearly fledged chicks), 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lt. Egret, a few Swallows, 6+ Swifts, 2+ Sand Martin, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel. PL/RJ/MO'H/MR.
At the end of June the number of species recorded at the Haven this year stands at 139.