Whooper Count
Keeping with yesterday's winter theme, a roost count of 940 Whooper Swan was larger than expected. A Tundra Bean Goose was seen again late yesterday on Top Mere feeding on waste potatoes with ~ 70 [...]
Keeping with yesterday's winter theme, a roost count of 940 Whooper Swan was larger than expected. A Tundra Bean Goose was seen again late yesterday on Top Mere feeding on waste potatoes with ~ 700 Pink-footed Geese.
Twenty three Shoveler on the Mere included 18 males and 5 females.
Seventy eight Avocet were present today. At least 3 Marsh Harrier hunting on the reserve.
Goldcrest on the Nature Trail.
The moth trap had a few species in it including this Pine Beauty - Panolis flammea
More info on this species via the link below.
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=5756
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