The weather improved quickly this morning from overcast to hazy warm sunshine which caught me out whilst on the beach looking for the STRANDLINE BEETLE, sadly there is very little debris on the beach suitable for the beetle so I didn't find one in the mile or so of beach I checked.
On a brighter note I did find some "new" BEE ORCHIDS, growing in a different location to last year, the PYRAMIDAL ORCHIDS are also beginning to put on a show across the reserve.
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| Bee Orchid flower |
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| Black-tailed Skimmer |
Good numbers of SMALL BLUE as well as SMALL HEATH butterflies were pleasing to see as this year seems a bit light on butterfly numbers.
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| Small Heath |
Never managed to see a Bee Orchid yet. I think we are due for a visit.
ReplyDeleteDid you have any success removing the sea buckthorn in your reserve? What seemed to work best?
ReplyDeleteHI
DeleteThe method we use is to flail hard, in the winter then use glysophate in the following autumn on the regrowth, its a long term effort however where its been carried out in the past there is clearly a high level of success