Butterflies and Blue Tits

Tuesday, June 25th 2013

Common Blue butterflies were seen for the first time this year by John on the regular butterfly transect. He captured this stunning photograph as evidence. The foodplant of this butterfly is Bird's Foot Trefoil which is out in flower all over the reserve.

Common Blue

He also took this picture of a Large Skipper. Several Green-Veined Whites and a Peacock butterfly were also recorded on the weekly round.

Large Skipper

The very last chicks in the small nest boxes at Foxglove were ringed. Two Blue Tit chicks that were in a box close to the lake were ringed before being carefully returned to their nest.

Helping with the nest boxes

Although still very small, it will be less than a week before they fledge. Maybe they will turn up in the ringing room on a Sunday soon!

Blue Tit Chicks

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