A very kind offer to visit this military site with Tim and others to survey the birds and wildlife on site and particularly look for Turtle Doves,unfortunately drew a blank on the latter,but a varied selection of other wildlife,birds and wildflowers were recorded during the visit.
Personal highlights included a new moth for me,a Blackneck,who's food plant is Tufted Vetch and i also managed to find a Red-necked Footman which is most probably the first record for the site.
Also a fantastic sight,was the profusion of Orchids,with 600+ spikes of Marsh Orchids and other species including Common-spotted,Bee & Pyramidal.
Bird wise it was a fairly standard affair,with a nice Red Kite the highpoint for me.
Mammals also featured in the visit with several Roe Deer seen as we walked the site.
The following are a selection of my favourite photos taken during the day,highlighting just what a diverse site this is. |
| Pyramidal Orchids. |
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| Biting Stonecrop. |
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| Greater Spearwort,Quite Abundant In The Ponds. |
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| Chimney Sweeper Moth,One Of At least A 100 Counted Today. |
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| Red-necked Footman,A New Species For The Site. |
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| Blackneck,A New Moth For Me. |
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| Brown China Mark Moth,An Attractive Member Of The Micro Moth Family Crambidae. |
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| Marsh Snipefly. |
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| Southern Marsh Orchid. |
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| A Lovely Sight Of Many Marsh Orchids. |
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| One Of At Least 20 Spikes Of Bee Orchid. |
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