Friday 12 June 2015

Monty's Double

Yesterday saw our third visit this term to RSPB Blacktoft Sands.  Jan found and rescued a Poplar Hawk Moth from the visitor centre.  Later, we saw most of the same birds as last week minus the Grasshopper Warbler, but plus a Bearded Tit.  For those who didn't get lost for the afternoon class, they were rewarded with a food pass between the two Montagu's Harriers.  The female didn't seem to be marked as per the reference books!
Poplar Hawk Moth
 Ditto
 Ditto
 Marsh Harrier
 Ditto
 Montagu's Harriers shortly after a food pass
 Woodpigeon - the only bird which posed easily!

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