I wandered out at 10.30 to cover an area from Chapel Lane to Albury End as part of the BTO breeding bird survey. In all, this venture involves walking for 1 hour recording all singing and territorial birds, before returning for 1 hour and re recording all that is about.
The outward hour realised 29 species, with 1 swallow, 4 skylarks, 2 grey partridge, 3 blackcaps, 1 whitethroat, 1 chiffchaff (only!) and 1 common buzzard of note. 6 tufted ducks (3 pairs) remain on the lake at Albury End along with 1 visible little grebe and a pair of coot.
The outward hour realised 29 species, with 1 swallow, 4 skylarks, 2 grey partridge, 3 blackcaps, 1 whitethroat, 1 chiffchaff (only!) and 1 common buzzard of note. 6 tufted ducks (3 pairs) remain on the lake at Albury End along with 1 visible little grebe and a pair of coot.
Returning, obviously the lake residents were recorded again with much the same being seen. 28 species for the return, giving a total species count of 35 in all. New birds on the 2nd leg included a moorhen, dunnock and 2 goldfinches.
Photo depicts a yellowhammer.
The main butterfly species were orange tips, counted in excess of 25 with a few peacocks and 1 small tortioseshell also observed. There seems to be plenty of Jack by the hedge around: a larval food plant for the orange tip, hence, I suspect, the high count.
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