Grafham Water 28 July 2012

From 0615 along the dam and lagoons area, nice sunny morning with a south-westerly breeze...

4 Little Egrets (2 juveniles); 2 Common Sandpipers along the dam; 5 Green Sandpipers at the lagoons; 7 Dunlin (2 lagoons, 3 along the dam); 1 Greenshank at the lagoons; c14 Yellow-Legged Gulls (3 juveniles); c 35 Common Terns; c 45 Common Swifts; 28 Swallows; c 40 House Martins over the lagoons; 7 Yellow Wagtails adjacent to the dam and 2 juvenile type Crossbills flew east over the dam...

3 Purple Hairstreaks were near the lagoons and good numbers of Gatekeepers on the wing.

male Gatekeeper



variant male Gatekeeper

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