27th July (08:30 - 1:30pm)

GOLDCREST, 7 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 SWALLOW, 8 GREENFINCH, 18 GOLDFINCH, 5 LINNET, 3 BULLFINCH, 4 COMMON SWIFT, 2 GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, 6 GREEN WOODPECKER (all calling), 4 COLLARED DOVE, 2 LITTLE OWL (both calling), KESTREL

Sightings by IPW

20th July (08:35 - 12:45pm)

NUTHATCH, 6 CHIFFCHAFF, 7 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 7 HOUSE SPARROW, 14 GREENFINCH, 10 GOLDFINCH, 7 LINNET, 3 BULLFINCH, 4 SONG THRUSH, 2 BLACKBIRD (Juv), 2 JAY, 3 COMMON SWIFT, 2 G S WOODPECKER, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVE, 15 HERRING GULL, KESTREL, SPARROWHAWK, COMMON BUZZARD, 8 R N PARAKEET

Butterflies / Moths - 2 SMALL WHITE, 7 LARGE WHITE, SMALL TORTOISESHELL, SILVER-WASHED FRITILLARY (Great Soloms Wood), 4 PEACOCK, 23 GATEKEEPER, 2 SMALL HEATH, 9 SMALL SKIPPER, 100+ MEADOW BROWN, 9 RINGLET, 45 MARBLED WHITE /  8 SIX SPOT BURNET MOTH, YELLOW SHELL MOTH

Dragonfly - 3 EMPEROR

Sightings by IPW

18th July

2 GOLDCREST, WREN, 2 LONG-TAILED TIT, NUTHATCH, 8 CHIFFCHAFF, COMMON WHITETHROAT, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, 12 GOLDFINCH, 5 LINNET, 10 STARLING, 3 SONG THRUSH, 3 BLACKBIRD (incl 2 Juveniles), JAY, 6 MAGPIE, 9 JACKDAW, 8 CROW, 2 STOCK DOVE, WOODPIGEON, 4 R N PARAKEET

Sightings by IP

7th July (pm)

SPARROWHAWK (Juv)

Dragonflies - 2 EMPEROR (m), BROAD-BODIED CHASER (f)

BROAD-BODIED CHASER (Libellula depressa) (f)

EMPEROR DRAGONFLY (Anax imperator) (m)

Sightings & pictures courtesy of IPW

5th July (11:10am - 4:52pm)

WREN, 5 LONG-TAILED TIT, GREAT TIT, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, 2 COMMON WHITETHROAT, BLACKCAP, SWALLOW, HOUSE SPARROW, GREENFINCH, 2 LINNET, 2 BULLFINCH, 2 BLACKBIRD, JAY, 3 MAGPIE, 10 JACKDAW, CROW, 7 SWIFT, 12 WOODPIGEON, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, LITTLE OWL, BUZZARD, R N PARAKEET

Butterflies - 3 COMMON BLUE, LARGE WHITE, COMMA, PAINTED LADY, 8 SMALL HEATH, 2 ESSEX SKIPPER, 15+ SMALL SKIPPER, 2 LARGE SKIPPER, 265 MEADOW BROWN, BROWN ARGUS, 18 RINGLET, SPECKLED WOOD, 192 MARBLED WHITE

Insects - 2 ROESEL'S BUSH CRICKET (m&f), MEADOW GRASSHOPPER, GREEN LACEWING sp., GROUND BEETLE sp., DEVIL'S COACH-HORSE BEETLE, 1435 COMMON RED SOLDIER BEETLE, SOLDIER BEETLE sp. 8+ 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 5 SWOLLEN-THIGHED BEETLE, GREEN NETTLE WEEVIL, SLENDER-STRIPED ROBBERFLY, HOVERFLIES Chrysotoxum cautum, Sphaerophoria sp., Eupeodes sp., MARMALADE HOVERFLY, FLIES (various sp.), COMMON SAWFLY (Tenthredo notha), ICHNEUMON WASP sp., SMALL BLACK ANT, RED ANT, WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, 30+ HONEY BEE

4th July (1:06 - 3:50pm)

10 COMMON SWIFT, GREY HERON, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL

Butterflies - LARGE WHITE, SMALL TORTOISESHELL, RED ADMIRAL, 3+ SMALL HEATH, 15+ SMALL SKIPPER, 5 SMALL/ESSEX SKIPPER, 2 LARGE SKIPPER, 291 MEADOW BROWN, 25 RINGLET, 3 SPECKLED WOOD, 265 MARBLED WHITE

Insects - 2 DOCK BUG, 989 COMMON RED SOLDIER BEETLE, GREAT PIED HOVERFLY


Today was mainly about counting the Butterflies more accurately and also the Common Red Soldier Beetles which would have exceeded 1000 but I didn't have time to check every umbellifer. Many of the birds & insects were similar species & numbers to yesterday so I've only logged species not seen yesterday.

3rd July (12:05 - 3:35pm)

WREN, BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, 2 CHIFFCHAFF, COMMON WHITETHROAT, 3 BLACKCAP, 5 SWALLOW, 2 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 LINNET, 3 BLACKBIRD, JAY, 5 MAGPIE, 22 JACKDAW, 2 CROW, 8 WOODPIGEON, 3 HERRING GULL, 2 KESTREL (Juvs), BUZZARD, R N PARAKEET

Butterflies - COMMA, RED ADMIRAL, GATEKEEPER, 2 SMALL HEATH, 8 SMALL SKIPPER, LARGE SKIPPER, 20+ MEADOW BROWN, 9 RINGLET, 26+ MARBLED WHITE

Insects - EMPEROR DRAGONFLY, GRASSHOPPER sp., 2 LEAFHOPPER sp., GREEN LACEWING sp., GROUND BEETLE sp., 100+ COMMON RED SOLDIER BEETLE, 2 16-SPOT LADYBIRD, 3 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD, 4 SWOLLEN-THIGHED BEETLE, SLENDER-STRIPED ROBBERFLY, HOVERFLY Chrysotoxum cautum, MARMALADE HOVERFLY, FLIES (various sp.), COMMON SAWFLY (Tenthredo notha), 3 ICHNEUMON WASP (Amblyteles armatorius), ICHNEUMON WASP sp., SMALL BLACK ANT, RED ANT, WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, HONEY BEE