A sunny and still morning gave me the opportunity to listen to some of the warblers on the course at the moment. Two of the most common are Chiffchaffs and Willow Warblers. These are both small brown birds and can be difficult to separate if you don't hear them sing. If you get a good view, Willow Warblers have light coloured orange legs, whereas Chiffchaffs have dark legs. You can see this on the Willow Warbler photo from this morning compared to a Chiffchaff that I saw a few weeks ago.
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| Willow Warbler [5th Red] |
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| Chiffchaff [13th Red] |
It is, however, a lot easier if you hear them sing. Here is a video of each singing from the 5th on the Red this morning. Willow warbler with a descending series of notes:
There are also quite a few Blackcaps around the course at the moment. Fortunately these warblers are much easier to identify. This male with its characteristic black cap was feeding on Ivy berries by the first tee:
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| Blackcap [1st Red] |
The pair of Gadwalls are still on the reservoir at the moment:
There were also a few more butterflies on the Doghouse range. This is a Comma, with its irregularly shaped wings.
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