I finally got the chance to photograph a juvenile lesser black-backed gull this morning. A single bird rested for a while on Maer Rocks but the poor light level meant I didn't get a very satisfactory shot. It seems to be getting much quieter bird-wise at the moment with just a single ringed plover, 2 juvenile mediterranean gulls, 2 manx shearwaters and 8 common scoter making it in to the notebook. I had just three willow warblers on Orcombe Point but was distracted by the masses of butterflies present. During a short spell at both Orcombe Point and Blackhill Quarry I managed to photograph 16 different species (small heath managed to avoid the camera lens) which represents about a quarter of all the species occurring in the British Isles.
Male Common Blue
Female Common Blue
Female Common Blue
Wall
Gatekeeper
Marbled White
Small White
Meadow Brown
Small Skipper
Speckled Wood
Peacock
Painted Lady
Painted Lady
Small Tortoiseshell
Red Admiral
Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell
Grayling
Silver-washed Fritillary
Large Skipper
Comma
I have received information about the GWE of July 6th 2014 at Powderham. From pictures I sent to the ringer he believes it to be a bird first ringed in Lac De Grand-Lieu in Loire Atlantique on May 10th 2013. Ring combination is Yellow/Red on left leg and Blue/Lime/Metal(CA75487) on right leg. This is first sighting since ringing. However he did say to exercise caution with the ID as the quality of image I sent could compromise colour combination. Hope this is of some interest.
ReplyDelete