Its not just the weather thats warming up a bit....! Nightingale still singing, though somewhat on-off, till about 1030....so I was able to detect 4 for sure though there are definitely more on site as some of these singers are in new places. I will be swooping on site this Saturday morning for an early count up...if I dont get more than 4 I will eat....er.....something nice...a big cake!
Its always a good day to get some new species coming in for the season...but theres other big news too...well...I think its big news and its not a bird...! My wife would be impressed with that actually.....and its something I havent seen for about 17 years....and here it is....
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Do you know what it is yet?
....not a great picture, had to use my phone...
....four reasonable patches in one area....
Moschatel (Adoxa moschatellina)
Okay....possibly not the most exciting thing for some I suppose....but im quite pleased I managed to identify it for start...though I did have to make sure with some backup....its a plant of ancient woodland....and I have spent the last couple of Springs walking right past it....doh! Well, better late than never as they say....right....back to the birds....ahem!
So a visit to site to see if anything new has arrived....so heres todays Warbler count...
Chiffchaff 42
Willow Warbler 4
Blackcap 28
Nightingale 4
Whitethroat 8
Lesser Whitethroat 4
Sedge Warbler 1
And.....1 Cuckoo, 4 Swallow, 3 Buzzard, 2 Mandarin Duck, 7 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull
Last but not least....Mallard....I spotted this female about a week ago with at least 10 chicks, maybe 12.....but now its just 6....
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