With barely a handful of Willows so far singing in the
parish…
…Together with a smattering of Blackcaps. Although Swallows have
been seen intermittently since early April any local nesting birds do not seem
to have made an appearance before today when a pair of birds were twittering around
the stables. Other arrivals today included Lesser Whitethroat, with at least
one bird singing down Greenhills Lane, and Chris had Garden Warbler near the
river.
Butterflies are also starting to show with Small
Tortoishell, Comma and eight Peacocks seen in the Magic Garden including this
ragged one…
Yesterday I went to Langton Bridge to see the fascinating,
if slightly unnerving, sight of Lampreys spawning. Just on the upstream side of
the bridge were a total of about 75 individuals. You could see some suckering
on to stones and turning them over. Unfortunately photography was extremely
difficult with my cheap camera (and without a polarizing filter) but you can just
about make them out…
There was also a large trout here, a Barbel and a small
shoal of what I think were young Grayling?
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