Monday 26th August a.m.
A foggy start to the morning so I set off a bit later than usual with the temperature just 13°C seeing a flock of
House Sparrows and
Starlings in the mist.By the time I got to to Hewenden viaduct the mist was lifting and soon after it cleared leaving bright sunshine.There was a
Kestrel on a pole in the distance,
BH Gulls were on the Dam Wall and a
Cormorant and
Mute Swan could also be seen.I could just make out a
Kingfisher before I moved on seeing
Swallows,Goldfinch and a
Herring Gull down Station Road.
I went through the wood and the pond in the old quarry had a
Little Grebe I was now seeing more Butterflies in the bright sunshine including Speckled Wood,Small Copper,Large White and Wall Brown.In addition I saw three Common Blue Damselflies nearing the farm I could make out a couple of
Grey Wagtails near the reservoir overflow and a
Pied Wagtail flew over with
House Martins over the reservoir and more Goldfinch were feeding on the Thistle Seeds.
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| Swallow Juv |
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| Swallow Adult |
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| Goldfinch |
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| Herring Gull |
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| House Sparrow |
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| Kestrel |
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| Spot the Kingfisher |
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| Kingfisher on the railing around 100m distance |
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| Mute Swan |
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| Large White |
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| Small Copper |
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| Speckled Wood |
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| Wall Brown |
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| Common Blue Damselfly |
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| The mist starting to clear over Hewenden Reservoir |
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| Hewenden in the sunshine 26/8/2019 |
