Saturday 1 June 2019

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)