Monday, 11 April 2016

11th April 2016

First blooms.....


After yesterdays wind and gales this morning was much calmer and a tad milder....

I started off by replacing some of the "dogs on leads" signs which have been damaged by the recent bad weather and in the process it became apparent that there had been a bit of a "fall" of Northern Wheatears with two lots of two at either end of the reserve, and reports from local birders of birds to the East and West of the reserve.


Northern Wheatear

Northern Wheatear
Its amazing how coincidently thing happen, I stopped to scan the ground ahead for more Wheatear, and happened to look to my feet and there was my first Green-winged Orchid, Anacamptis moria , the photo is overexposed a little as the colour was a deep purple.


Green-winged Orchid, Anacamptis moria
A small flock of Barn Swallows along the fore dunes is making it feel more like SPRING


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