30th April

6 COMMON WHITETHROAT (singing), LESSER WHITETHROAT (singing), SWALLOW

Butterfly transect - 12 BRIMSTONE, ORANGE TIP, 7 PEACOCK, SPECKLED WOOD

Sightings by GH

19th April (10:26 - 11am)

Cloudy & a moderate breeze, temperature around 10 deg C.

WREN, BLUE TIT, 3 GREAT TIT, CHIFFCHAFF (singing), BLACKCAP (singing), 2 SWALLOW, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, 6 GOLDFINCH, STARLING, 3 MAGPIE, 20+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, 3 STOCK DOVE, FERAL PIGEON, 30+ WOODPIGEON, BUZZARD, 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET 

Insects - 3 7-SPOT LADYBIRD   

Spider - 2 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis) 

Only Wellfield Meadow to Wheatear Meadow covered.

17th April (10:05 - 11:57am)

Mostly blue sky & some clouds, temperature around 11 deg C.

3 WREN, LONG-TAILED TIT, 4 BLUE TIT, 2 GREAT TIT, NUTHATCH, 4 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 2-3 COMMON WHITETHROAT (singing), 2 BLACKCAP (singing), SWALLOW, ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, GOLDFINCH, 2 LINNET, 4 STARLING, 5 BLACKBIRD, JAY, 3 MAGPIE, 30+ JACKDAW, ROOK, 2 CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2-3 STOCK DOVE, FERAL PIGEON, 12+ WOODPIGEON, 4 BUZZARD, KESTREL (m), 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET 

Butterflies - 7 BRIMSTONE (m&f), 2 SMALL TORTOISESHELL, COMMA, 5 PEACOCK

Insects - 6 DOCK BUG (Coreus marginatus), 3 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 24-SPOT LADYBIRD, 3 BEE-FLY, various FLY sp., 2+ HOVERFLY (Eristalis sp.), WASP, MINING BEE sp., TAWNY MINING BEE (f), COMMON CARDER BEE, BUMBLE BEE sp.   

Spider - 9 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis)

Additional sightings by GH - SKYLARK (flew over Dungeon Hill), LITTLE OWL, 2nd KESTREL

Butterfly transect (pm) - SMALL WHITE, 6 BRIMSTONE, COMMA, 7 PEACOCK, SPECKLED WOOD 

16th April (am)

COMMON WHITETHROAT (singing), 2 MALLARD

Sightings by GH

15th April

WHEATEAR (m) (Wheatear Meadow)

Sighting by GH

13th April (10:20am - 12:28pm)

Some blue sky & clouds, then all grey cloud by 12:20pm, temperature around 8-9 deg C with a strong wind at times.

5 WREN, 6 BLUE TIT, 5 GREAT TIT, TREECREEPER, NUTHATCH, 3-4 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 2 SWALLOW, 3 ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, 2-3 LINNET, SONG THRUSH, 3 BLACKBIRD, 5 MAGPIE, 50 JACKDAW, 2 ROOK, 3 CROW, 2 GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 8+ WOODPIGEON, GREY HERON, KESTREL (m), RING-NECKED PARAKEET 

Mammals - 2 RABBIT, 2 SQUIRREL

Insects - DOCK BUG (Coreus marginatus), 2 BEE-FLY, various FLY sp., 2+ HOVERFLY (Eristalis sp.), BLACK ANT, various BEE sp., COMMON WOODLOUSE (Oniscus asellus)  

Spider - 10 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis)

Additional sightings by GH (pm) - CUCKOO (heard), CORMORANT (flew over Dungeon Hill)

11th April (10:02 - 11:31am)

Blue sky & clouds, temperature around 8-9 deg C 

3 WREN, 4 BLUE TIT, 2 GREAT TIT, NUTHATCH, 3-4 CHIFFCHAFF (singing), 2 BLACKCAP (m), 2 SWALLOW, 3 ROBIN, 2 DUNNOCK, GREENFINCH, CHAFFINCH, 2 PIED WAGTAIL, SKYLARK (prob), 4 STARLING, 2 BLACKBIRD, 4 MAGPIE, 20+ JACKDAW, 3 CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, 3 STOCK DOVE, 10+ WOODPIGEON, 2 GREYLAG GEESE (over Dungeon Hill), KESTREL (m), BUZZARD, 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET 

Butterfly - 1-2 PEACOCK

Insects - 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, various FLY sp., various BEE sp. 

Spider - 6+ NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis)

4th April

SWALLOW

Butterflies - 6 Brimstone, 2 Small Tortoiseshell, 5 Peacock

Sightings by GH 

3rd April

SWALLOW

Sighting by GH