19/05/13
(Note- I just spent the last hour on a detailed and intricate post for these days, but a simple slip of the finger and the whole of the post was deleted, so at the moment i am in no mood to be repeating it, so this post will be little more than the bare basics)
Wyre Forest
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER was one of the hardest birds for me to find last year, so i was incredibly happy to find two birds down by the brook, singing and calling constantly.
9 WOOD WARBLERS were found in numerous location around the Wyre, including 7 singing birds.
Redstarts were also well represented, as 5 were located, including a couple showing well!
My main reason for visiting however was to find a stunning butterfly!
PEARL-BORDERED FRITILLARY
I found at least 10 of these stunning butterflys along a short section of grassy verge along the railway line.
19/05/13
A patch visit was rewarded with 10 Reed Warbler, a Reed Bunting and a breeding pair of Grey Wagtails.
22/05/13
The male PIED FLYCATCHER was still showing in the undisclosed site, but again, has failed to attract a mate, poor sod, A Cuckoo was singing nearby.
23/05/13
I found a Red-legged Partridge at Sheepwash which was incredibly unexpected. Completely surrounded by Urban sprawl, it is the most unlikely of locations to find one, but this obvious migrant bird spent the afternoon on the mound, disappearing overnight.
MB
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