Sunday 9 September 2018

Wildlife seen on Jersey trip (a non- birding trip)

From Tuesday 4th July to Saturday 8th July, Jenny & I had a mini break in Jersey. On Wednesday 4th July, a Buzzard flew over the entrance to the Jersey War Tunnels. By the west coast by the Nazi gun tower, an incredible tally of 18 Wheatears (a fall of birds?) were seen plus around 6 Linnets flew over. On Thursday 6th July, at Jersey zoo, a Red Squirrel was seen by some trees near the entrance Another 3 singletons Red Squirrels seen too. A Hummingbird Hawk Moth was also seen briefly too. On Thursday 7th July, at Qued dunes just before the nature reserve we stopped half way between car parks and in the dunes by some scrub, I spotted a Jersey Green Lizard, an excellent female Jersey Green Lizard, moved and then I spotted her. (Around Wall Lizard sized, green with bars down the back). For about 30 seconds, she stayed motionless before scuttling deeper into the scrub. On Friday 8th july, at Mont Orguel castle, 6 Wall Lizards seen and a Buzzard flew over distant hill top. On Saturday an interesting caterpillar seen on the Oued Dunes whilst searching for Lizard, plus a flying Wall Brown butterfly and several Sky Larks inadvertently disturbed whilst looking for Green Lizards, to no avail this time.

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