New WWA website
The WWA have a brand new all-singing and dancing website which incorporates a blog, so from now on that will take over from this sightings blog
The WWA have a brand new all-singing and dancing website which incorporates a blog, so from now on that will take over from this sightings blog
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Sam Carr
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present on site today, some welcome, some not . . .
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keith
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Labels: birds, photos, unusual sightings
The recording of a Daubenton is available as a WAV sound file here.
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Alison
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Labels: bats
It struck me this year in my weekly monitoring of butterflies that I didn't see more than an occasional butterfly at a time on buddleia (known as the ‘butterfly bush’) whereas last year I saw on at least 3 occasions more than 10 (comma, peacock, painted ladies, red admiral). It’s all been a bit disappointing this year apart from a flurry of gatekeepers and not on buddleia. Has anyone had a different experience with buddleias this year?
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Alison
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Labels: butterflies
Posted by
steve
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On this rainy day, I have been rewarded with a sighting on the reserve of a little grebe; a kingfisher; & two swans... all from the warmth & dryness of my kitchen. Magic!
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PatJB
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Labels: kingfisher, little grebe, swans
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Alison
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25.06.2010
while attempting to photograph these little creatures,
I became a little sidetracked by the banded demoiselles.
When perched on a leaf they obviously present a pretty picture.
In flight their wings seemed to act like helicopter rotors.
That was it, I had to capture one in flight.
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keith
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The butterfly beds are beginning to look good but where are the butterflies?
This summer I've seen orange tipped, small white, comma, peacock, speckled wood and common blue - but only a few each time I visit the site and none today
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Alison
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17.06.2010
by coincidence I was on site Thursday morning and also happened upon the damselflies
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keith
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The male Banded demoiselle is very striking and familiar, with its electric blue body and dark patches on each wing that catch the eye as it flutters. The female is probably less well known. Here's one demonstrating the full emerald green bodywork and wings. There were loads of males and females as well as other species fluttering around the site in the sun today, particularly by the low bridge by the spit.
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Sam Carr
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21.05.2010
It's warming up at the Mere
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keith
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Labels: animals, birdwatching, photos
15.05.2010
A few unexpected noises and interruptions today.
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keith
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10:31
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Labels: birdwatching, first sightings, photos
The title is Sheila's description of the odd looking duck masquerading as the father of a brood of ten ducklings on the mere. It's probably a juvenile from a previous brood that's sticking with its mother still, so it's not the father (which is what I first assumed) though the father is almost definitely an odd looking duck itself, that has passed on its genes to this one.
It's interesting to note that one of the ten ducklings is similarly coloured and stands out from the rest - it is all dark bar a white breast.
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Sam Carr
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Posted by
sheila
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Labels: grass snake, reptiles, unusual sightings
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steve
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