After Saturday's Red Letter day at Willington Gravel Pits, Derbyshire, (Drake Garganey; Avocet; Marsh Harrier, Whimbrel, Dunlin and 2 Mediterranean Gull), it was not so much a "Hot Spot" this morning, Sunday 27th April. A Greenshank, a near adult and an adult Yellow-legged Gull, 2 Little Ringed Plover,13 Common Tern, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Garden Warbler and 5 species of Butterfly on the wing. So a few year ticks this morning moves the Year List on to 169.
Adult Common Tern – Willington GP, Derbyshire – April 27th 2014 – Tony Davison©
Adult Common Tern – Willington GP, Derbyshire – note black tip to bill and translucent inner primaries – 27th April 2014 – Tony Davison©
Lapwing in Display Mode – Willington GP, Derbyshire – 27th April 2014 – Tony Davison© Note the white primary tips to 8,9 & 10, something you don't always notice in the field.
Grey Lag Geese – Willington GP, Derbyshire – 27th April 2014 – Tony Davison©
Mute Swan – non breeders – Willington GP, Derbyshire – 27th April 2014 – Tony Davison©
Brimstone – male – Willington GP, Derbyshire – 27th April 2014 – Tony Davison©
Above two – Speckled Wood – Willington GP, Derbyshire – 27th April 2014 – Tony Davison©
Green-veined White – probably a male – note the little black triangular patches at the end of the veins near the outer-wing edges, not shown on Small White – Willington GP, Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
