Lochwinnoch

Sun, 25 May 2008

On/around the Aird Meadow: 1 roe deer, 5+ sedge warlbers, 5+ willow warblers, 5 cormorants, 1 green veined white butterfly, 5 swallows, 20 swifts and 1 reed bunting.

At the feeding station: the male great spotted woodpecker was visiting the feeding station at least once per hour, 1 great tit, 3 greenfinch, 2ad and 3 juv starlings (the roof nesting birds have fledged today!) 1 female mallard with seven ducklings and 1 male and 2 female house sparrows.

In the moth trap: 1 poplar hawkmoth, 1 white ermine, 1 clouded bordered brindle, 10 small square spots.

Fri, 23 May 2008

Still nice and sunny, but with a cool north easterly wind, meaning a lack of moths in the trap this week. Hopefully the direction will change soon and we'll start seeing some activity from the moths on the reserve. On the bird front:

On/around the Aird Meadow: 1 cormorant, 1 grey heron, 4 mute swans, 7 mallards, 1 lesser black backed gull, 5 swifts, 2 swallows, 2 blackbirds, 1 song thrush, 3 carrion crows, 2 spotted flycatchers, 2 treecreepers, 2 bullfinch and 2 starlings.

At the feeding station: 1 moorhen, 1 great spotted woodpecker, 1 wren, 1 dunnock, 2 robins, 1 blackcap, 1 coal tit, 3 blue tit, 1 great tit, 1 magpie, 2 jackdaw, 2 rook, 2 house sparrwo, 4 chaffinch and 3 greenfinc

Tue, 20 May 2008

The feeding station has become quite quiet, as most birds are busy with nests and chicks now, and with the warm weather as well, there is plenty of natural food out and about on the reserve. However, there were still some interesting sightings.

At the feeding station: 2 greenfinch, 1 robin, 4 male and 1 female mallard, also 1 female with 7 ducklings (they seem to be haging on now!) 2 starlings, 1 chaffinch and 1 male great spotted woodpecker. Also on the reserve, 1 common blue damselfly and a grey heron.