An excellent mornings birding at Whisby, arrived at 0600hrs and left at 1200hrs, covered the whole reserve. Highlights being...
Nightingale 6 singing birds Garden Warbler 42 Blackcap 34 Willow Warbler 29 Chiffchaff 14 Sedge Warbler 6 Reed Warbler 3 Whitethroat 5 Lesser Whitethroat 6 Med Gull 2 ad sum Common Tern 1 (mobile) Song Thrush 6 Bullfinch 8 Common Buzzard 4 (thermalling high over reserve) Jay 2 Egyptian Goose 2 Black-headed Gull 1500+
Suprisingly very few hirundines about only 3 Swallows noted.
Lots of butterflies on the wing too; several Green-veined White, Orange-tip, Speckled Wood, Comma, Peacock and Brimstone. Also, a Large Red Damselfly.
Cheers,
Richard Doan
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