Courting peacocks and an adder

Coal Tit, Periparus ater

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Yesterday I visited Arundel WWT and Angmering Woods where the bluebells are starting to open en masse. Their scent was wonderful.

Today I did my second Mill Hill transect and recorded 3 Brimstones, 5 Peacock and 2 Small Tortoiseshells. I saw two pairs of courting Peacocks. The males were smaller than the females. She had her wings closed and the male was behind her, opening and closing his wings while moving up to her and making contact. I videoed some of this but without a tripod it is a bit shaky. I also saw an adder.

Arundel WWT:

Coal Tit, Periparus ater

Greylag Goose, Anser anser

Lapwing (Peewit), Vanellus vanellus

Mallard duckling, Anas platyrhynchos

Nuthatch, Sitta europaea

Bluebell woods, Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Mill Hill:

Adder, Vipera berus

Blackbird egg, Turdus merula

Peacock courtship, Inachis io

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second pair

Red-shanked Carder Bee, Bombus ruderarius

Spanish Bluebell, Hyacinthoides hispanica