I haven't written for a while - if you have nothing to say, don't say anything.
I have a little......
After our group's meeting at Cley on Thursday the 23 - when I saw the local Avocets at last (thanks Mick) - we drove to Sculthorpe Moor reserve. Almost there, the news came through that our target bird, Waxwing, had been seen in Cley. A few expletives..... Was it the same bird? I was much relieved on taking the reserve lane to see a knot of birds beyond the gate and some more in the car park, all gazing upwards.
We took the last disabled parking space which was opposite a spindleberry, absolutely laden still.
Scanning around I saw a bird fly into the tall trees at the back of the centre's grounds. It's silhouette was unmistakeable. Waxwing.
Would it feed on the spindleberries? As is becoming annoyingly familiar, camera wielding 'birders' walked past the end of the centre, around the back of THE bush before settling nearby, only a few yards away. We waited. Eventually the bird landed in top back of the bush, fed on a few berries and flew off to the top of the same distant tree. No way was there a clear view for my camera, despite having very satisfactory binocular views This pattern continued - different photographers - until we drove away. There is now a warning on the pager to keep a respectable distance away. Shame people need to be told.
Moths
We've had the trap out a few times, with little success in the way of numbers nor species.
Species:
Mottled Umber, several Pale Brindled Beauty, one Spring Usher and a Many-plumed moth (micro). Still rather cold.
Spring Usher
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| Pale Brindled Beauty - open winged |
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| Pale Brindled Beauty - tented position at rest |
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