July 2, 2009
Help
Today there was news of a Little Ringed Plover seen on Bowling Green Marsh in Topsham so I went down to look for it but as i expected it was a waste of time because of the state of the marsh with very high Weeds & Thistles that are blocking off most of the views !!!!! we are all saying that there are no birds around at the moment but there could have been anything on the near side of the marsh where most birds seem to be getting & we wouldn`t be able to see them ! & most birds seem to be taking a look & thinking no thanks to landing in this rough area & dropping into the Goose Moor on the other side of the railway line an area where birdwatchers have not been aloud to look in for many years now , Oh for a reserve that was managed like the ones in Norfolk & other parts of the country & others that are quite close to us ( We can but dream ) .
July 1, 2009
Dunsford Meadow
The weather was glorious today so I went out to the Dunsford Meadow for a look & I saw a female GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER , 2 JAY , 3 SONG THRUSH , a NUTHATCH & a MARSH TIT .
Looking for Butterflies was a bit better with 3 Silver Washed Fritillary , a single High Brown Fritillary , 2 Brimstone , a Coma & lots of Ringlet , there was also a few Golden-Ringed Dragonfly in all there spledour buzzing up & down the paths & a few Beautiful Demoiselle were seen by the river .
HIGH BROWN FRITILLARY . THE DUNSFORD MEADOW . DEVON . 1 / 7 / 2009
SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY . THE DUNSFORD MEADOW . DEVON . 1 / 7 / 2009
GOLDEN-RINGED DRAGONFLY . THE DUNSFORD MEADOW . DEVON . 1 / 7 / 2009
June 30, 2009
Monday 29th June . 2009
A quick look around the Woodbury Commons this afternoon never got me much but I did see a nice GREEN WOODPECKER , on the Butterfly side it was a bit better with lots of Small Pearl Bordererd Fritillary , Silver Studded Blue & Ringlet seen & quite a few Silver Y Moths as well .
I then had a look at the Bystock Ponds & saw some Azure Damselfly , a Four-Spot Chaser & this Downey Emerald .
June 28, 2009
The Ashclyst Forest
Welcome to the bird-less south west where the only things worth looking at are Butterflies & these were seen today at the Ashclyst Forest on the edge of Exeter !!!
Numerous Ringlet & Meadow Brown , 4 Silver-Washed Fritillary , 3 Marbled White , 2 White Admiral , 1 Painted Lady , 1 Gatekeeper & a Golden-Ringed Dragonfly was also seen .
