Wolves Wood Field Trip
Saturday 7th May 2006
Photo: Barry Cooper
Nightingale mp3 1M (recordist Richard M [1])
An early start and heavy rain throughout Saturday evening and Sunday morning kept our normally hardy members in their beds. Big thanks are due to Mark, RSPB Reserve Warden, who led an interesting walk for the few who ventured out
They enjoyed listening to nightingale song and had good views of garden warbler and blackcap. A female sparrowhawk was perched up looking very bedraggled as she watched the groups' progress on the tour.
Lady's Smock
photo: Barry Cooper
On the non-avian front, Mark tells us, a hefty-looking specimen of the ash-grey slug (the UK's largest species) crossed their path, albeit slowly, giving members a good look at this rarity. Obviously the weather did not suit butterflies, but Mark was able to show the eggs of the Orange Tip on Lady's Smock.
Barry Cooper
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