Monday 17 April 2023

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