20th September (am)

2 SKYLARK

Sighting by GH 

19th September

80+ HOUSE MARTIN

Sighting by GH 

18th September

2 STONECHAT (Dungeon Hill)

Sighting by GH 

11th September

SPOTTED FLYCATCHER

Sighting by GH 

3rd September

RAVEN, RED KITE

Sightings by GH 

23rd August

WHINCHAT, WHEATEAR (both on fence rail at Little Dungeon Hill)

Sightings by GH

17th August

2 WHEATEAR (females on Little Dungeon Hill)

Sighting by GH 

17th August - Butterfly Transect

4 Clouded Yellows. 6 Small Whites. 3 Small Coppers. Brown Argus. 26 Common Blues. 2 Speckled woods. 75 Meadow Browns. 38 Small Heath

Transect by GH

15th August

WHINCHAT (Dungeon Hill)

Sighting by GH 

8th August - Butterfly Transect

6 Clouded Yellows. 2 Large Whites. 8 Small Whites. Brown Argus. 21 Common blues. Painted Lady. Comma. Speckled Wood. Gatekeeper. 107 Meadow Browns. 39 Small Heaths

Transect by GH

31st July - Butterfly Transect

3 Clouded Yellow. 2 Large Whites. 5 Small whites. 3 Brown Argus. Brown Hairstreak. 22 Common Blues. Red Admiral. Painted Lady. 2 Speckled Woods. 6 Gatekeepers. 132 Meadow Browns. 26 Small Heath

transect by GH

27th July - Butterfly Transect

2 Clouded Yellow. 4 Small Whites. 2 Small Coppers. 19 Common Blues. 4 Red Admiral. 2 Painted Ladies. Comma. 2 Speckled Woods. 39 Gatekeepers. 121 Meadow Browns. 16 Small Heath

Transect by GH

20th July - Butterfly Transect

Essex skipper. Large White. 2 Small Whites. 4 Small Coppers. 23 Common Blues. 4 Brown Argus. 2 Red Admiral .2 Speckled Woods. Marbled White. 59 Gatekeeper. 111 Meadow Browns, 4 Small Heath

Transect by GH

12th July - Butterfly Transect

Small Skipper. 3 Small Whites. Small Copper. 4 Common Blues. 2 Speckled Woods. 6 Marbled Whites. 96 Gatekeepers. 108 Meadow Browns. 11 Ringlets. Small Heath

Transect by GH

12th July

6 SWALLOW, 8 GREENFINCH, 2+ COMMON SWIFT, KESTREL

Sightings by GH

5th July - Butterfly Transect

2 Essex. 32 Small/Essex. Brimstone. 2 Large Whites. 4 Small Whites. 4 Common Blues. Red Admiral. Painted Lady. 3 Peacocks. 2 Speckled Woods. 56 Marbled Whites. 72 Gatekeepers. 68 Meadow Browns. 42 Ringlets. Small Heath

Transect by GH

28th June - Butterfly Transect

5 Small Skippers. 2 Essex. 55 Small/Essex. 3 Large Whites. 2 Red Admirals. Peacock. 2 Commas, 73 Marbled Whites .67 Meadow Browns. Small Heath. 58 Ringlet

Transect by GH

21st June - Butterfly Transect

5 Small skippers. Essex . 68 Small/Essex. 3 Large Skippers. 3 Small whites. 2 Common blues. 2 Painted Ladies. 2 Commas. 2 Dark Green Fritillaries. 124 Marbled Whites .81 Meadow Browns. 8 Small heaths. 29 Ringlets

Transect by GH

14th June - Butterfly Transect

3 Small Skippers .13 Small/E skippers. Large skipper. Holly Blue. Common Blue. 2 Brimstones. Red Admiral  Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Commas, Painted Lady. 8 Marbled Whites. 27 Meadow Browns. 9 Small Heaths, Ringlet

Transect by GH

27th May - Butterfly Transect

2 Large Skippers. 5 Dingy Skippers. 4 Grizzled Skippers. 2 Brimstones. Brown Argus. 6 Common Blues. Holly blue.5 Painted ladies .Peacock. 2 Speckled Woods. 3 Meadow browns. 16 Small Heaths

Transect by GH

8th May - Butterfly Transect

5 Brimstones. Small White. Orange tip. Peacock. Comma. 4 Holly Blues. 4 Small Heaths. 3 Dingy skippers. 3 Grizzled Skippers

Transect by GH

1st May

CUCKOO (Great Soloms Wood)

Sighting by GH 

27th April

SKYLARK

Sighting by GH

25th April - Birds + Butterfly Transect

LONG-TAILED TIT, 10 CHIFFCHAFF, LESSER WHITETHROAT, 15 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 8 BLACKCAP, 5 SONG THRUSH

Sightings by PGo

6 HOLLY BLUE, ORANGE TIP,  GREEN-VEINED WHITE, 18 BRIMSTONE, SMALL COPPER,  SMALL HEATH, 2 GRIZZLED SKIPPER, DINGY SKIPPER, SPECKLED WOOD

Transect by GH

17th April (10:12 - 12:04pm)

5 WREN, 3 BLUE TIT, 2 GREAT TIT, 3 CHIFFCHAFF, 7 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKCAP, SWALLOW, ROBIN, DUNNOCK, 4 GREENFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 8 STARLING, 5 BLACKBIRD, JAY, 8 MAGPIE, 22+ JACKDAW, CROW, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 STOCK DOVE, 3 FERAL PIGEON, 8+ WOODPIGEON, KESTREL, BUZZARD, RED KITE, 3 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Butterflies - HOLLY BLUE, GREEN-VEINED WHITE, PEACOCK, 2 SPECKLED WOOD

Insects - 12+ GREEN LONGHORN MOTH, 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, DARK-EDGED BEE-FLY, Various Mining-Bees

LESSER WHITETHROAT - Sighting by GH

12th April (10:43 - 11:34am)

2 WREN, 4 BLUE TIT, GREAT TIT, CHIFFCHAFF, COMMON WHITETHROAT, BLACKCAP, 3 SWALLOW, 2 ROBIN, 5 HOUSE SPARROW, 4 DUNNOCK, 2 GREENFINCH, 3 GOLDFINCH, STARLING, BLACKBIRD, 4 MAGPIE, 16+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, 2 STOCK DOVE, 8+ WOODPIGEON, KESTREL, RED KITE, 2 RING-NECKED PARAKEET

Insects - 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, Various Mining-Bees

7th April

WILLOW WARBLER (at Puckstead Shaw)

Sighting by GH

5th April (am)

WILLOW WARBLER (Singing on Long Hill)

Sighting by GH

28th March

BARN OWL, RED KITE

Sightings by GH

19th March

RAVEN

Sighting by GH 

6th March (am)

GOLDCREST (Great Parsons Land), 2 CHIFFCHAFF (one in Scratch, one in Great Soloms Woods), 4 CHAFFINCH (Great Parsons Land), 2 EGYPTIAN GEESE (over Dungeon Hill), RED KITE (perched in tree in Scratch Wood)

Sightings by GH

4th March

CHIFFCHAFF (Singing in Scratch Wood)

Sighting by GH

2nd March (am)

4 BUZZARD, RED KITE

Sightings by GH

20th February 2026 (am)

35 LINNET

Sighting by GH