29th June (8:34 - 11:47am)

4 HOUSE SPARROW, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD

Butterflies - HOLLY BLUE, COMMON BLUE, BRIMSTONE, SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY, 2 PAINTED LADY, RED ADMIRAL, SMALL HEATH, ESSEX SKIPPER, SMALL SKIPPER, LARGE SKIPPER, MEADOW BROWN, 5 RINGLET, 3 SPECKLED WOOD, MARBLED WHITE  

Dragonfly - 2 EMPEROR (m)

Sightings by IPW

24th June (pm)

26 PAINTED LADY BUTTERFLIES

Sighting by GH

23rd June (2:55 - 4:50pm)

CHIFFCHAFF, COMMON WHITETHROAT (with Juvs), BLACKCAP, 3 GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCH, BULLFINCH, 2 COMMON SWIFT, 8 HERRING GULL, 2 KESTREL

Butterflies / Moths - 3 COMMON BLUE, 5 PAINTED LADY, 6 SMALL HEATH, SMALL SKIPPER, 7 LARGE SKIPPER, 50+ MEADOW BROWN, MARBLED WHITE / 4 CINNABAR MOTH, 3 MOTHER SHIPTON, 4 BURNET COMPANION

Insect - MEADOW GRASSHOPPER

Sightings by IPW

22nd June

10 COMMON BLUE, SMALL TORTOISESHELL, DARK GREEN FRITILLARY, 2 RED ADMIRAL, 8 SMALL HEATH, 6 LARGE SKIPPER, 30 MEADOW BROWN, 3 GRIZZLED SKIPPER, 4 MARBLED WHITE

Sightings by GH

21st June (12:19 - 3:52pm)

CHIFFCHAFF (singing), LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing bottom of Dungeon Hill), 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT, SWALLOW, 3 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 DUNNOCK, 2 GOLDFINCH, 2 LINNET, CHAFFINCH, STARLING, SONG THRUSH (singing), BLACKBIRD, 17 JACKDAW, CROW, 8 COMMON SWIFT, 2 STOCK DOVE, 10 WOODPIGEON, 2 LITTLE OWL (Juvs), 3 KESTREL (f & 2 Juvs), SPARROWHAWK *, R N PARAKEET

Butterflies / Moths - 4 COMMON BLUE, 2 SMALL TORTOISESHELL, DARK GREEN FRITILLARY *, RED ADMIRAL, 3 SMALL HEATH, 75 MEADOW BROWN, BROWN ARGUS, SPECKLED WOOD, MARBLED WHITE  /  2 GRASS MOTH Sp.

Insects - GROUND BEETLE sp., ROVE BEETLE sp. (possibly Paederus littoralis), VARIABLE LONGHORN BEETLE, 3 16-SPOT LADYBIRD, 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 3 HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD, 2 SWOLLEN-THIGHED BEETLE, MARMALADE HOVERFLY, FLIES (various sp.), 3+ COMMON SAWFLY (Tenthredo notha), ICHNEUMON WASP sp., SMALL BLACK ANT, RED ANT, RED-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, 15+ WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, HONEY BEE

* Seen by GH

18th June (am)

LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing top of Dungeon Hill)

Sighting by GH

17th June (pm)

2 LITTLE OWL (calling)

Sighting by GH

15th June (8:45am - 1pm)

4 GOLDCREST, COAL TIT, NUTHATCH, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing bottom of Dungeon Hill), 8 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 9 BLACKCAP, 3 SWALLOW (1 going W @9:44am), HOUSE SPARROW, 3 GREENFINCH, 4 GOLDFINCH, 6 LINNET, CHAFFINCH, 2 BULLFINCH, 2 JAY, 15 COMMON SWIFT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVE (singing), PHEASANT, GREY HERON (flew SW @11:53am), 9 HERRING GULL, 2 KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD

Butterflies / Moths - 8 COMMON BLUE, SMALL COPPER,  RED ADMIRAL, 7 SMALL HEATH, 8 LARGE SKIPPER, 40+ MEADOW BROWN / YELLOW SHELL MOTH, 6 CINNABAR, BURNET COMPANION

Insects - 2 SOUTHERN HAWKER, EMPEROR DRAGONFLY, ROESELS BUSH-CRICKET

Sightings by IPW

14th June (1:16 - 3:30pm)

3 GREAT TIT (Juvs), CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 3 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 SWALLOW, 2 ROBIN, 3 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 GOLDFINCH (inc 1 Juv), 1+ LINNET, PIED WAGTAIL, 4 STARLING, SONG THRUSH (singing), 2 BLACKBIRD, 2 MAGPIE, 10 JACKDAW, 3 CROW, 18 COMMON SWIFT, 30 WOODPIGEON, 2 HERRING GULL, BUZZARD, 8 R N PARAKEET

Butterflies / Moths - COMMON BLUE, SMALL COPPER, 4 SMALL HEATH, 2 SMALL SKIPPER, LARGE SKIPPER, 3-4 MEADOW BROWN  /  CINNABAR MOTH, 2 GRASS MOTH Sp.

Insects - DOCK BUG, 5 NETTLE GROUNDBUG, FINE STREAKED BUGKIN (Miris striatus), SOLDIER BEETLES 2 Cantharis livida, 1 Cantharis nigricans, 7-SPOT LADYBIRD (Larva), 5+ HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD, 2 SWOLLEN-THIGHED BEETLE, 6 GREEN NETTLE WEEVIL, MARSH SNIPEFLY,  HOVERFLY (Chrysotoxum cautum), HOVERFLY (Eupeodes sp.), 2 MARMALADE HOVERFLY, PARASITIC FLY (Epicampocera succincta), FLIES (various sp.), ICHNEUMON WASP (Amblyteles armatorius) (m), ICHNEUMON WASP sp., SMALL BLACK ANT, 2+ RED-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, 15+ WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, COMMON CARDER BEE

Spiders - 3+ NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis) (inc females with egg sacs)

Misc - 3 WOODLOUSE sp.,

12th June (am)

WILLOW WARBLER (singing), 15 LINNET

Sightings by GH

8th June (8:30am - 12:25pm)

GOLDCREST, 14 WREN (+ Juvs), COAL TIT, BLUE TIT (Juvs), GREAT TIT (Juvs), 2 NUTHATCH, 5 CHIFFCHAFF, 8 COMMON WHITETHROAT (+ Juvs), 9 BLACKCAP, 10 ROBIN (+ Juvs), 3 HOUSE SPARROW, 6 DUNNOCK, 6 GREENFINCH, 6 GOLDFINCH, 2 LINNET (+ Juvs), CHAFFINCH, BULLFINCH, 11 SONG THRUSH, 12 BLACKBIRD, 4 JAY, 8 MAGPIE, 7 SWIFT, 3 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER (+Juvs heard), 2 GREEN WOODPECKER , COLLARED DOVE, 2 STOCK DOVE, PHEASANT, 2 BLACK-HEADED GULL, 20 HERRING GULL, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (flew N), GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL (flew SW), KESTREL, 2 SPARROWHAWK, 4 R N PARAKEET

Butterfly - MEADOW BROWN

Sightings by IPW

6th June

20 SWIFTS

Butterflies - 4 COMMON BLUE, 6 SMALL HEATH, DINGY SKIPPER

Sightings by GH

5th June (10:34am - 4:17pm)

LONG-TAILED TIT, 2 BLUE TIT (inc 1 Juv), 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 4 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKCAP, ROBIN, 6 HOUSE SPARROW, 3 DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, 9 LINNET, GOLDFINCH, 9 STARLING, SONG THRUSH, BLACKBIRD, JAY, 5 MAGPIE, 15 JACKDAW, 5 CROW, 10 SWIFT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 2 STOCK DOVE, 6 WOODPIGEON, PHEASANT, KESTREL (m), COMMON BUZZARD, R N PARAKEET

Butterflies / Moths - 4 COMMON BLUE, SMALL COPPER, 11 SMALL HEATH, MEADOW BROWN (m), 2 GRIZZLED SKIPPER, 2 SPECKLED WOOD  /  SMALL PURPLE & GOLD, YELLOW SHELL, CINNABAR MOTH, MOTHER SHIPTON

Insects - SPECKLED BUSH CRICKET, 5+ GRASSHOPPER sp., 3 DOCK BUG, 12 NETTLE GROUNDBUG, GREEN LACEWING sp., 9+ GARDEN CHAFER BEETLE, SOLDIER BEETLES 2 Cantharis livida, 2 Cantharis rustica, COMMON MALACHITE BEETLE, 16-SPOT LADYBIRD, 14-SPOT LADYBIRD, 3 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 12+ HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD, 2 24-SPOT LADYBIRD, 6 SWOLLEN-THIGHED BEETLE, WASP BEETLE, 11 GREEN NETTLE WEEVIL, SCORPION FLY, 10+ CRANEFLY (Tipula vernalis), HOVERFLY (Chrysotoxum cautum), HOVERFLY (Xanthogramma citrofasciatum), HOVERFLY, 3 MARMALADE HOVERFLY, FLIES (various sp.), SMALL BLACK ANT, 4+ RED-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, 5+ WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, 4 COMMON CARDER BEE, 5+ HONEY BEE

Reptile - COMMON LIZARD

Spiders - CRAB SPIDER sp., 11 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis)

Misc - 3 WOODLOUSE sp., GARDEN SNAIL

1st June

GOLDCREST, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 SWALLOW, 2 HOUSE SPARROW, 4 GREENFINCH, 2-3 GOLDFINCH, 4 LINNET, 3 BULLFINCH (2m, 1f), 4+ JACKDAW, CROW, 2 COMMON SWIFT, WOODPIGEON, 1+ HERRING GULL, 2 KESTREL, 2 BUZZARD, R N PARAKEET

Butterflies / Moth - 12-13 COMMON BLUE, GREEN HAIRSTREAK, 3 SMALL WHITE, LARGE WHITE, 2 BRIMSTONE, 2 SMALL COPPER, SMALL TORTOISESHELL, RED ADMIRAL, PEACOCK, c14 SMALL HEATH, DINGY SKIPPER, 2 BROWN ARGUS / 4 MOTHER SHIPTON, SILVER-GROUND CARPET

Insects - EMPEROR DRAGONFLY (f), 3 NETTLE GROUNDBUG, 2 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 11 HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD (inc 2 pairs mating), GREEN NETTLE WEEVIL, MARSH SNIPEFLY, 10+ SPOTTED CRANEFLY, HOVERFLY, FLIES (various), RED-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, 4 WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE

Reptile - SLOW WORM (dead on a path)

Spider - 2 CRAB SPIDER sp.

Sightings by GH, DJ (10:11 - 11:32am) & IPW (inc pictures)

SLOW WORM (Anguis fragilis)

SILVER-GROUND CARPET MOTH (Xanthorhoe montanata)