Lodmoor RSPB Reserve
A shopping trip to Littlemoor this afternoon gave me a great opportunity on the way home to drop into Lodmoor for the Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper seen there for the past few days.
A shopping trip to Littlemoor this afternoon gave me a great opportunity on the way home to drop into Lodmoor for the Wood Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper seen there for the past few days.
Well I got the Green Sandpiper, but I'm not convinced the second bird was a Wood Sandpiper, as it looked more Common Sandpiper to me. I do have 3 photos below with the Green Sandpiper on the right in each image, but what is the sandpiper to the left though!!
Other highlights were a Whimbrel by the "Hump", at least 5 Black-tailed Godwits seen at 2 locations and quite a few warblers. There were at least 4 Blackcaps calling, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat.
Other highlights were a Whimbrel by the "Hump", at least 5 Black-tailed Godwits seen at 2 locations and quite a few warblers. There were at least 4 Blackcaps calling, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and a Lesser Whitethroat.
The Common Terns are still active around their nest sites and I had my first Sandwich Tern of the year as well.
Here are a few images and a video from today:
Here are a few images and a video from today:
Lorton Valley Nature Park with RSPB Lodmoor Reserve in the heart of it.
At least this Whimbrel is easier to ID, as were these............
...........Dunlin, that watched me walk past and then.........
..........went back to sleep.
One of the Black-tailed Godwits on the reserve, with a few Mediterranean and Black-headed Gulls for company.
A Little Egret makes its way across the pool.
A pair of Migrant Hawkers (Aeshna mixta)
I'm pretty sure this is a Field Cuckoo Bumblebee (Bombus campestris)
Not a bombus species I have seen before.
This is a Common Wasp, in fact there.........
.........were two on this wooden fence post.
I can only surmise that they were collecting wood pulp or was it sap maybe!! Any how here is a video of the nearest one cleaning itself. More on wasp identification Here.
Its always nice to have a change of scenery and Ted certainly enjoyed his walk here today.
Birds Recorded: Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Mallard, Gadwall, Teal, Tufted Duck, Buzzard, Water Rail, Moorhen, Coot, Lapwing, Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Whimbrel, Green Sandpiper, Common/Wood Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull, Common Gull, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern, Wood Pigeon, House Martin, Swallow, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, Lesser Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, House Sparrow, Chaffinch and Goldfinch
Dragonflies and Damselflies Recorded: Migrant Hawkers (Aeshna mixta)
Butterflies Recorded: Large White, Small White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper and Red Admiral.
Bees Recorded: Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum),
Wasps Recorded: Common Wasp (Vespula vulgaris)
Hoverflies Recorded: Common Dronefly (Eristalis tenax)