Quiet again this week, as to be expected I suppose. Although it was nice to confirm Bullfinches have nested nearby at least, with a family group seen Friday afternoon. They've been really scarce on patch for a while now. Also on Friday a Peregrine could be seen perched up on JDE. Sunday morning there was 4 Reed Warblers singing in the UCV and there's been at least one more in another location, so it's a really good year for them.
Not ideal conditions but Painted Lady, Marbled White and Common Blue butterfly were all seen this morning.
I've been keeping an eye on some orchids I spotted the leaves of a few weeks ago, growing near the Borrow Pit pool. I thought we may have some Marsh Orchids (possibly Southern) but JFT suggested they could be hybrid MarshxCommon Spotted (first two photos below). Would there need to be Marsh Orchids on site or nearby for this to happen? If anyone has any pointers on ID or thoughts I'd be interested to know. Good numbers of Common Spotted this year but I've only seen the one Pyramidal so far. Unfortunately no sign of any Bee Orchids again this year, but I'm hoping they'll pop up again somewhere.
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