16 Mar 17

Nythe

In the trap 9 moths of 5 species:

5 Common Quakers, Orthosia cerasi 
1 Early Thorn, Selenia dentaria
1 Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta
1 Early Grey, Xylocampa areola
1 Hebrew Character, Orthosia gothica

Also a small slug sp.

(Martin Adlam)

Early Thorn (Martin Adlam)

Clouded Drab (Martin Adlam)

Common Quaker (Martin Adlam)

Early Grey (Martin Adlam)

Hebrew Character (Martin Adlam)

A very small slug sp. (Martin Adlam)

Note:

A trickle of Spring migrants are just starting to pass through with ones and two's of the following species shown below. I have added a few likely places to see them based on sightings sent into this Blog over the past few years.

Osprey - Coate Water, Cotswold Water Park and any large expanse of water. Plus if you hear gulls making a racket it could be a raptor and Ospreys aren't exempt from their mobbing.

Little Ringed Plover - Cotswold Water Park on sandbars. For example the scrape on CWP Pit 74 observed from Twitchers Gate.

Sand Martin and Swallows - Any water at this time of year as they will be looking for insects to feed on. - This year first Swallow over Southleaze Lake and Sand Martin CWP Pit 74 both on 11 Mar.

Wheatear - Liddington Hill, Barbury Castle, Blakehill Farm NR, Morgans's Hill, Fyfield Down, Shaw Forest Park. This year first Wheatear sighted at Fyfield Down on 13 Mar.

Ring Ouzel - Liddington Hill, Barbury Castle, Morgans's Hill, Fyfield Down

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