I was asked to help out with a bioblitz at Marshside today, specifically with the terrestrial invertebrates. The weather was perfect for sweep netting and collecting and we identified a decent number of species. Highlight of the day for me was Short-winged Conehead cricket, which I had never seen in the North West before, and which only colonised Marshside in 2002. Today we saw about 20 of these beautiful crickets.
Before the bioblitz, I had a quick look at a Pectoral Sandpiper which had been found on the marsh in front of Nels hide yesterday.
Saturday 11 August 2012
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