Wednesday, 20 December 2023

Cuttlebrook Nature Reserve

I did the main part of Cuttlebrook Nature Reserve this morning which is a short walk from the new rental- we basically live on Cuttlebrook itself. Ebird list here . 32 species so not a bad little mid-winter haul. Some nice little micro habitats including wetland, pond, rough and wetland meadows and various areas of copse and wood. Bird highlights included a female Bullfinch, Lesser Redpoll and a couple of Treecreepers. The area looks good for a wintering sibe like Sibe Chiff or Yellow-browed so will try and keep an eye on the area but the lower part of the brook that I checked earlier on in the week had a lot more potential and also less disturbed. 

A few more moths recently back at the rental including Chestnut, Light Brown Apple Moth and a couple more Winter moths. Seems like plenty of habitat along Cuttlebrook for some interesting moths which hopefully we can explore next season.

Adult Red Kite
Female Bullfinch
Cuttlebrook Nature Reserve (above and below) 

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