14:30 > 15:30
18c, sunny, odd cloud.
Alas ‘The Dip’ is no more. The area off gravel islands that looked so good before the water was pumped from the area has now started to be filled in, for what purpose I don’t know, time will tell.
A walk around the perimeter gave Little Egret, a pair of Common Tern, Reed Buntings and Treecreeper. The highlight though was a rise of Mayfly along the river, thousands of them and quite a sight in the late spring sunshine. Its does strike you though that they live in the mud and the mire on the river bed for two years avoiding all kind of predators before they finally get their 24 hour shot at glory. The ones breaking free from the water after all that only to be picked off by passing birds within seconds must be about the unluckiest creatures on earth. Also on the insect front a few Damselflies along the river and to the far east of the site a handful of Common Blue butterflies capped the day.
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