Four greenfinch, wren, singing chaffinch, pheasant, magpie,crow
On canal : 5 mallard (2 pairs +1); pair Canada Geese,six BH gulls
Canal side -much evidence of rabbits
Footpath: Blackburn Rd -bridge 79 L&L canal-Botany Bay
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Pair of grey wagtails; kestrel
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A few new arrivals -chiffchaff (2); willow warbler; reed bunting; swallow
Buzzard(2), crow, magpie,jackdaw,chaffinch,house sparrow, goldfinch, wren, pheasant, canada goose Pr, mallard pr.
This path has a great range of habitat -mature trees including a magnificent old oak; overgrown hedges and scrub; marsh and reeds; a small stream and ditches plus, of course, the canal.
It would be be beneficial for biodiversity if this could be preserved -and not "tidied up" -when the land is developed for housing in the next few years (as planned).
Buzzard(2), crow, magpie,jackdaw,chaffinch,house sparrow, goldfinch, wren, pheasant, canada goose Pr, mallard pr.
This path has a great range of habitat -mature trees including a magnificent old oak; overgrown hedges and scrub; marsh and reeds; a small stream and ditches plus, of course, the canal.
It would be be beneficial for biodiversity if this could be preserved -and not "tidied up" -when the land is developed for housing in the next few years (as planned).
Re: Footpath: Blackburn Rd -bridge 79 L&L canal-Botany Bay
Flock of 20+ woodpigeon in field, chiffchaff, song thrush (2), mistle thrush, greenfinch, chaffinch, goldfinch, blackbird,crow, magpie, jackdaw, 4 Canada geese, buzzard
Small copper, small white butterflies
Frog tadpoles in canal
Plants in flower -elder, hawthorn, bramble, common sorrel, foxglove, common spotted orchid, wild carrot, cow parsley, hogweed, germander speedwell, red clover, cuckoo flower, herb robert, meadow butttercup, red campion, ox eye daisy.
Party of about eight house martins high over Gt Knowley this morning.
Small copper, small white butterflies
Frog tadpoles in canal
Plants in flower -elder, hawthorn, bramble, common sorrel, foxglove, common spotted orchid, wild carrot, cow parsley, hogweed, germander speedwell, red clover, cuckoo flower, herb robert, meadow butttercup, red campion, ox eye daisy.
Party of about eight house martins high over Gt Knowley this morning.
Re: Footpath: Blackburn Rd -bridge 79 L&L canal-Botany Bay
Chiffchaff (2), mallard(2), moorhen, whitethroat,carrion crows (2), about 25 jackdaws in single flock, blackbird, greenfinch, magpie, swallow
Fine colony of cinnabar moth caterpillars on ragwort (Botany Bay carpark)
Volucella bombylans -a hoverfly that mimics a bumblebee -looks very convincing at first.
Fine colony of cinnabar moth caterpillars on ragwort (Botany Bay carpark)
Volucella bombylans -a hoverfly that mimics a bumblebee -looks very convincing at first.
Re: Footpath: Blackburn Rd -bridge 79 L&L canal-Botany Bay
Birds -chiffchaff, reed bunting, buzzard, swallow, blackbird, carrion crow, woodpigeon, jackdaw, family of six mallard.
Insects-meadow brown -10+, small copper 2, common blue damselfly
Fish-large shoals of stickleback and roach at surface due to warmth of water
Insects-meadow brown -10+, small copper 2, common blue damselfly
Fish-large shoals of stickleback and roach at surface due to warmth of water