Thursday 24 August 2017

AUGUST SO FAR.




The autumn migration is now well underway with waders,warblers wheatears and wagtails,swifts and swallows all moving slowly south for the winter.High summer butterfly numbers are diminishing but late summer species and second generations of others are still flying.
 GRAYLING-Unfortunately disappeared from The Warren.
 GRAYLING WINDOVER HILL SUSSEX
 GRAYLING
 GRAYLING





 YOUNG HOUSE MARTINS AT SAMPHIRE HOE


 CLOUDED YELLOW IN FLIGHT
 WILLOW WARBLER
 HUMMING BIRD HAWKMOTH
THE RARE YELLOW KITE
 YOUNG PEREGRINE PLAYING HIDE N SEEK

JUVENILE PEREGRINE

 TOADFLAX
RAVEN
REED WARBLER-STODMARSH
SONG THRUSH-Early morning sun bath.
 YOUNG STARLING
 COMMON BLUES

 2ND GENERATION ADONIS BLUES




 SILVER SPOTTED SKIPPER
 WASP SPIDER
 ADONIS U/S


 BRIMSTONE
 SSSKIPPER
 CURLEW SANDPIPER


 SPOTTED REDSHANK




 BHGULL No2FPX
 WHIMBREL
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 17 WHIMBREL
LONG BILLED DOWITCHER right with Snipe and spotted redshank left.
SANDWICH TERN Having a ball.
 SOUTHERN HAWKER
S HAWKER
 JUV SHELDUCK taken up residence at Samphire Hoe.
 WHEATEAR
 BLACK REDSTART
 CY
 SMALL TORT


 ADDER CROSSING THE TRACK
 ADDER
 ADDER
BLACK REDSTART.