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Down load recent nature notes:            Week ending:       July 1st    July 8th    July 15th

 

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Birds

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Waders at Farlington Marshes on 17th included a common sandpiper on the deeps and a ruff on the lake.

 

The two roseate terns that went missing on 15th were on the beach off Hill Head sailing centre until 0930 then on the south scrape at Titchfield Haven on 16th.  (I calderwood)  They were on the beach on 17th.(R Marchant)

 

Three little terns were feeding on the outgoing tide off the Farlington point field.  (C Harrison)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Butterflies  & Moths

 

 

 

 

Butterflies on Oxenbourne Down on 16th included hundreds of large whites, 1 silver-spotted skipper, dark green fritillaries, small coppers, small skippers and in dwindling numbers marbled whites.  (A Whitlock)

 

 

 

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Other Wildlife

A badger was a first sighting in a Portsdown garden overnight on 15th/16th and returned the next night.  (JG)

 

 

 

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