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Friday 8 June 2018

Springwell Lake

An afternoon visit provided the following species:-
Great Crested Grebe (6 including 2 pairs observed with young), Grey Heron (2), Little Egret (1 over), Mute Swan (pair at nest), Greylag Goose (6 including pair observed with goslings), Canada Goose (4), Egyptian Goose (2), Gadwall (3 including pair), Mallard (7 including 2 females observed with ducklings), Common Pochard (7 including pair), Tufted Duck (6 including pair), Red-crested Pochard (pair), Common Goldeneye (1 male 3 female), Common Moorhen (9 including 2 pairs observed with young), Eurasian Coot (39 including at least 7 pairs observed with young), Black-headed Gull (5), Common Tern (2), Common Woodpigeon (4 including singing male), Ring-necked Parakeet (pair with juvenile), Barn Swallow (2), Great Spotted Woodpecker (3), Wren (18 including juvenile), Dunnock (singing male), Common Blackbird (9 including 6 singing males), Song Thrush (singing male), Cetti's Warbler (5 singing males), Blackcap (5 singing males), Garden Warbler (2 including singing male), Eurasian Reed Warbler (3 singing males), Greater Whitethroat (singing male), Common Chiffchaff (singing male), Goldcrest (singing male), Long-tailed Tit (3 including pair observed with fledged young), Blue Tit (6 including 2 pairs observed with young), Great Tit (3 including pair with fledged young), Common Treecreeper (1), Eurasian Jay (2), Common Magpie (4), Carrion Crow (2), Common Chaffinch (8 singing males), European Goldfinch (singing male), Common Reed Bunting (singing male).

Greylag Goose with goslings.

Egyptian Goose (pair).

Common Pochard.

Red-crested Pochard (female).

Red-crested Pochard (male).

Ring-necked Parakeet (juvenile).

Several species of Odonata were showing well today in the sunny, warm conditions.
 
 
Emperor Dragonfly (Ovipositing female).

Black-tailed Skimmer (male).

Blue-tailed Damselfly (male).

Other species not photographed included Red-eyed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly and Banded Demoiselle.

There was two species of Butterfly observed today both along the river side of the lake.
 
Speckled Wood.

Green-veined White.

 




 







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