Last time, I mentioned the possibility that we were experiencing a ‘false spring’, however, it has continued until this post too. In my notebook, the last time precipitation gets a mention was on 16th March with an odd drizzle shower. Since then, we have had dry but cold weather, often in bright sunny days.
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Dark edged Bee Fly |
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Comma |
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Hairy footed Flower Bee, male. |
A late afternoon walk at Boulmer on 4th was still cold but a few migrants battled on. A smart male White Wagtail was with half a dozen black and white Pieds, a Lesser black backed Gull flew N followed by 3 Sandwich Terns. A good number of 32 Shelducks kept company with a Pale bellied Brent Goose.
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Pale bellied Brent with the Shelducks |
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Male White Wag... |
For a change on the 6th April we walked from Cullernose Point to Craster, hoping for a Wheatear sighting but that plan failed. We did make it worthwhile though with a close Raven, the first Willow Warbler, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Swallows and 2 Sand Martins of the year.
Now the evenings are lighter there is more time to be spent in the field ( while neglecting jobs at home), it could just do with warming up to 15 or so degrees…
In the fine spell, a few moths kept the trap going while a nice
spider graced the bathroom...
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Acleris literana |
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Brindled Pug |
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Early Tooth Striped |
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Harpactea hombergi only my second, both from the bathroom. |
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Purple Thorn |
Finally, on a cool sunny day last Sunday we checked out the new scrapes at Alnmouth Buston Links. It looked well for waders and wildfowl but not today.4 Shoveler and 2 pairs of nesting Lapwing were the highlight, 3 Whooper Swans moved N while the first Grasshopper Warbler of the year reeled unseen from a thick bramble at Hipsburn.
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Male Lapwings very vocal and acrobatic. |
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Shoveler |
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This Yellowhammer sang from the ground in the car park at the cricket club for 5 minutes. |
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