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Somerset Levels in Spring

Glastonbury Tor from Avalon Hide, Ham Wall

with Mike Dilger and The Travelling Naturalist (aka Wildlife Worldwide)

Dry and warm, although cold first thing in the morning.  Here’s Glastonbury Canal from View Point 1 @ 05:34 am

 

Bitterns were calling everywhere, but elusive, with none being seen on the ground. But then, for a few minutes we had a fly past. Not just one bittern

 

Nor just two

 

But finally, a flight of three bitterns

 

Mike was determined to find the (British) Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava flavissima), a subspecies of the Western Yellow Wagtail, found in Britain.

 

We happened upon a flock of Sand Martins nesting in a pile of extracted peat. Hopefully it won’t be moved until they’ve hatched..

 

Penny was please to spot a wren

 

The warmth brought out the butterflies. Here a Green-veined white

 

The “dragonflies” were emerging. Here a Variable damselfly and Red-and-Black Froghopper

 

Four-spotted Chasers were “everywhere”.

 

More birds, raptors, swan upping, etc., spiders and a grass snake in the gallery.

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