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| Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago |
At Kithurst meadow today I saw 2 Commas plus 2 male Brimstones in the lane. Then at Pulborough Brooks there were plenty of male Brimstones in flight. A sign saying "Brown Hairstreak eggs" attracted my attention near the visitor centre. 3 pieces of green wool indicated the twigs with eggs, with a magnifying glass supplied for easy viewing! In the cafe dozens of Harlequin Ladybirds had hatched and were crawling over the windows. Outside I found a 7-spot Ladybird. A flowering primrose was beside the path. The visit finished with a great view of a Snipe feeding in front of Nettleys hide. A huge number of Lapwings and gulls rose up and wheeled in the air, presumably put up by a raptor.
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| Brown Hairstreak egg, Thecla betulae |
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| 7-spot Ladybird, Propylea 7-punctata |
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| Harlequin Ladybirds, Harmonia axyridis |
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| Primrose, Primula vulgaris |
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| Pulborough Brooks |
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| Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago |
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| Common Snipe |
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| Lapwings, Vanellus vanellus and gulls |
it really feels as though everything is waking up after winter! i live over in fulking and every day i feel grateful to live in such a wonderful county.
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