Leader Tom Rogers
Ten members plus two guests joined the leader at Langford Lakes. The weather was dry & warm with bright sunshine.
On arriving in the village I was met by a single Red Legged Partridge walking in the middle of the road. Then on entering the reserve a Red Kite was seen flying over the lakes.
We then started by walking on the main path and stopping at the first lake on our left, and saw a flock of Lapwings flying. Someone spotted a Kingfisher on a branch on the far bank, diving from its perch into the water to catch fish.
Clusted Bellflower © Tony Cook
Rose Bedeguar Gall © Tony Cook
As we approached the far hide we passed an area of wild grassland with lots of flowers. Here we saw our first butterflies of the day: Common Blue, Brown Argus and Red Admiral. Also in this area a mist net had been erected with a man bird ringing. From the hide we observed a huge number of loud Canada Geese. Also located were two Green Sandpipers plus Oystercatcher and a single Common Sandpiper.
Tiger Marsh Fly © Tony Cook
Elephant Hawk-Moth Caterpillar © Tony Cook
On returning via the left hand path a guest spotted and photographed a Tiger Marsh Fly and also a Hawk-Moth Caterpillar.
After lunch in the car park six remaining participants travelled to Bratton Camp, where the main focus was butterflies and Small Heath and Gatekeeper were soon found. A Skylark flew over and as we walked the footpath with banks on both sides we found lots of butterflies. Wall and Meadow Brown were seen but blue butterflies were very abundant. Lots of Common Blues were present along with even more beautiful Adonis Blues.
Crossing the Bratton road we made our way to the car park by walking along the top of a freshly painted Westbury White Horse.
A total of 44 birds were seen & heard.
Tom Rogers
List of Birds
Blackbird
Blackcap
Blue Tit
Buzzard
Canada Goose
Carrion Crow
Chaffinch
Chiffchaff
Collard Dove
Common Sandpiper
Coot
Cormorant
Gadwall
Goldcrest
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Green Sandpiper
Grey Heron
Herring Gull
Great Tit
Green Sandpiper
Grey Heron
Herring Gull
House Martin
Jackdaw
Kestrel
Kingfisher
Lapwing
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Linnet
Little Grebe
Long Tailed Tit
Magpie
Mallard
Moorhen
Mute Swan
Oystercatcher
Raven
Red Legged Partridge
Red Kite
Rook
Skylark
Spotted Flycatcher
Stock Dove
Swallow
Tufted Duck
Willow Warbler
Wood Pigeon
Butterflies
Adonis Blue
Brown Argus
Common Blue
Gatekeeper
Large White
Meadow Brown
Red Admiral
Small Heath
Speckled Wood
Wall
Flowers
Broomrake
Clustered Bellfower
Devil’s-bit Scabious
Harebell
Hawkweed
Kidney Vetch
Dragonflies
Brown Hawker
Southern Migrant Hawker
Others
Elephant-Hawk Moth Caterpillar
Tiger Marsh Fly
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