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Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae
Two sightings of this butterfly have been reported over the past 14 years from the Windmill Hill area. An adult was recorded on the pollen nectar grassland of the arable area on June 17th 2009
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
...and a Nightingale sang in Black Fan Fen
Forgive the title parody of Vera Lynn’s famous hit, but birdwatchers at The Commons Local Nature Reserve also heard a song to remember last Thursday evening, 28th May. When most people were heading home for tea, a nightingale arrived and struck up his song in the reserve’s fen area, bringing watchers on the bird network running to hear it through the evening.