I started off at the Doghouse practice ground this morning and was pleased to see that a pair of Skylarks seem to be nesting in the overground area between the two hitting areas. I have seem them in a similar spot on a few visits. You tend to hear Skylarks a lot on, particularly on the first few holes of the Blue course. In fact they used to nest all around the Blue course, but have gradually moved on due to disturbance from errant golfers.
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| Skylark [Doghouse practice range] |
Also on the Doghouse practice ground I came across this Green Hairstreak - a butterfly that is found on natural, grassland but which has drastically reduced in the last few years.
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| Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi [Doghouse practice ground] |
I then decided to make the most of the combination of the sunny weather and the front nine of the Blue course being very quiet to settle down in the nettles beside the 2nd to see what appeared. After about 15 minutes I was rewarded by some nice views of two different Little Egrets fishing in the stream. Notice how the Egret stirs up the silt at the bottom of the stream with its feet to disturb any fish.
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| Little Egret [2nd Blue] |
Then 15 minutes later one of the Kingfishers appeared. At one point perching on the post 20 feet away to eat a fish that it had just caught.
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| Kingfisher [2nd Blue] |
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