Tophill Low visit

Just a quick one, as it was not an amazingly interesting visit to Tophill Low. The highlights, quite close Grey Herons in North Lagoon and Helmpholme Meadows, where managed to have the camera switched off as the heron got a little fish. In North Marsh I only had a fleeting view of a kingfisher. Lots of Speckled Woods about and a single Painted Lady. It became quite cloudy as the morning advanced and the butterflies disappeared. There were some hawkers and darter dragonflies about, but, although pretty sure there was a Brown Hawker patrolling in North Marsh, I didn't manage any photos.

Wigeon

Malayan tapirs? No, just belted Galloway cattle, grazing Helmphome Meadows, a great sight. 

Painted Lady

 Bird List

1. Black-headed Gull        
2.  Blue Tit        
3.  Bullfinch        
4.  Carrion Crow        
5.  Chaffinch        
6.  Collared Dove        
7.  Common Gull        
8.  Cormorant        
9.  Gadwall       
10.  Goldcrest        
11.  Great Black-backed Gull        
12.  Great Crested Grebe        
13.  Great Spotted Woodpecker        
14.  Great Tit        
15.  Grey Heron        
16.  Jackdaw        
17.  Kingfisher        
18.  Little Grebe        
19.  Long-tailed Tit        
20.  Mallard        
21.  Marsh Tit        
22.  Moorhen        
23.  Mute Swan        
24.  Pheasant        
25.  Pochard        
26.  Robin        
27.  Stock Dove        
28.  Swallow        
29.  Treecreeper        
30.  Tufted Duck        
31.  Wigeon        
32.  Woodpigeon        
33.  Wren