Sunday, 31 March 2019

News - first Orange Tip butterfly of the year. Chiffchaff and Blackcap heard singing

Saturday, 30th March

The first sighting this year of an Orange Tip butterfly was reported by Derek T in his garden along Cambridge Road.

Orange-tip (male/upperwing) by Neil Hulme
Male Orange-Tip (picture from Butterfly Conservation website)

Summer visiting warblers have also been arriving in greater numbers this week. An increasing number of Chiffchaff have been heard singing across the village over the last week or so, joined this weekend by several Blackcap, heard singing in Sluice Wood and along the Old Railway Cutting - David F, Andy M.

 Chiffchaff - Old Railway Cutting - Andy M

 Male Blackcap - Old Railway Cutting - Andy M


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