After a trip to Bournemouth I stopped off at Upton Heath, to see if I could find a Dartford Warbler. It was success almost straight away, with a juvenile and two adults seen on the heath. I even managed a Treecreeper, also a first for the the year.
Birds Recorded:
Wood Pigeon
House Martin
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
2 Blackcap
3 Dartford Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
1 Treecreeper
Wren
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Moths Recorded:
7+ moth sps.
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Caterpillars Recorded:
Peacock
Ants Recorded:
General Shots:
Ted:
Birds Recorded:
Wood Pigeon
House Martin
Robin
Blackbird
Song Thrush
2 Blackcap
3 Dartford Warbler
2 Chiffchaff
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
1 Treecreeper
Wren
Carrion Crow
Jackdaw
Chaffinch
Linnet
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
A male Dartford Warbler
A very handsome bird.
And a juvenile Dartford Warbler
A brief video of the juvenile Dartford Warbler
7+ moth sps.
Bees Recorded:
Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Common Carder (Bombus pascuorum)
Caterpillars Recorded:
Peacock
Two Peacock caterpillars
Ants Recorded:
Southern Wood Ant (Formica rufa)
Southern Wood Ants
Here are two Wood Ants carrying a caterpillar to the nest.
And here is the Wood Ant nest. More on Wood Ants Here.
Plants:
Common Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium)
Heather (Calluna vulgaris)
Dorset Heath (Erica ciliaris)
Common Cottongrass
Heather
Dorset Heath
General Shots:
Before you can get to the heath you have..............
.............. to cross the Old Roman Road in Longmeadow Lanes Woods
The Roman Road
There were a few bridges in the wood.
The entrance to Upton Heath
Ted enjoying his walk on the heath.