31st May

RED KITE

Sighting by GH

27th May (3:35 - 6pm)

TREECREEPER, NUTHATCH, 3 GREENFINCH, SWIFT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, PHEASANT, COMMON BUZZARD

Moth - WHITE ERMINE

Sightings & picture courtesy of IPW

WHITE ERMINE MOTH (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 

26th May

Butterflies - 4 COMMON BLUE, GREEN HAIRSTREAK, SMALL COPPER, 6 SMALL HEATH, 3 GRIZZLED SKIPPER, BROWN ARGUS

Sightings by GH

25th May

6 LONG-TAILED TIT, NUTHATCH, 2 JAY, CORMORANT (going N @9:47am), 2 KESTREL (m&f), COMMON BUZZARD, 2 RED KITE (1 went NW @9:35, 1 E @11:02am)

Moth - MOTHER SHIPTON

Sightings by IPW

24th May (9:54am - 3:42pm)

2 WREN, 2 GREAT TIT, CHIFFCHAFF, 3 COMMON WHITETHROAT, 2 BLACKCAP, 2 SWALLOW, ROBIN, 3 HOUSE SPARROW, 2 DUNNOCK, 6 LINNET, CHAFFINCH, 2 BLACKBIRD, 3 MAGPIE, 10 JACKDAW, 2 CROW, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, STOCK DOVE, 7 WOODPIGEON, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD, R N PARAKEET

Butterflies / Moth - 3 COMMON BLUE, 3 BRIMSTONE, 3 SMALL COPPER, 2 PEACOCK, 3 SMALL HEATH  / LONG-HORN sp., CINNABAR MOTH

Insects - SPECKLED BUSH CRICKET, GRASSHOPPER sp., 5 COMMON EARWIG, 4 DOCK BUG, 3 COMMON MALACHITE BEETLE, 14-SPOT LADYBIRD, 22-SPOT LADYBIRD, 4 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 6 HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD, 3+ SWOLLEN-THIGHED BEETLE, 2 GREEN NETTLE WEEVIL, 2 SCORPION FLY, 20+ SPOTTED CRANEFLY, 3 HOVERFLY (Chrysotoxum cautum), HOVERFLY (Syrphus sp.), HOVERFLY (Xylota segnis), 3+ BLOWFLY (Lucilia sericata), FLIES (various), SMALL BLACK ANT, HORNET, ASHY MINING BEE, NOMAD BEE (Nomada flava), RED-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, 25+ HONEY BEE

Reptile - COMMON LIZARD

Spiders - CRAB SPIDER sp., 3 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis), 2+ SPIDER (Pardosa sp.)

22nd May (2:35 - 5:05pm)

GOLDCREST, 2 SWALLOW, 2 HOUSE SPARROW, 4 LINNET, 2 CHAFFINCH, 2 JAY, 2 SWIFT, GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER, GREEN WOODPECKER, 2 KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD

Mammal - RED FOX

Butterflies - HOLLY BLUE, 3 COMMON BLUE, SMALL WHITE, 6 BRIMSTONE, SMALL COPPER, 2 COMMA, PEACOCK, 6 SMALL HEATH, SPECKLED WOOD

Sightings by IPW

21st May (2:48 - 4:45pm)

COMMON WHITETHROAT (singing), 2 SWALLOW, GOLDFINCH, PIED WAGTAIL, 2+ STARLING, SONG THRUSH (singing), BLACKBIRD, MAGPIE, 5+ JACKDAW, 3 CROW, 4 WOODPIGEON, KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD

Butterflies / Moth - 2-3 SMALL COPPER, PEACOCK, SPECKLED WOOD / 1-2 SMALL YELLOW UNDERWING MOTH

Insects - LARGE RED DAMSELFLY, AZURE DAMSELFLY, SPECKLED BUSH-CRICKET (Nymph), EARWIG, CLICK BEETLE sp., SOLDIER BEETLE (Cantharis nigricans), 2 COMMON MALACHITE BEETLE, 2 14-SPOT LADYBIRD, 2 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 5 HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD, RED-HEADED CARDINAL BEETLE, 5 LEAF BEETLE sp., 2 GREEN NETTLE WEEVIL, 20+ SPOTTED CRANEFLY, HOVERFLY (various sp), FLIES (various), SMALL BLACK ANT, MINING BEE sp., 3+ NOMAD BEE sp., 2 WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, RED-TAILED BUMBLE BEE

Spiders - CRAB SPIDER sp., 2 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis), 2+ SPIDER (Pardosa sp.)

Note only Wellfield Meadow to Little Paddocks area covered

18th May (am)

2 SWALLOW, 6 LINNET, 2 CHAFFINCH (singing), 50+ STARLING (adults & juv's); 6 COLLARED DOVE (singing), GREY HERON, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL (flew NE), LITTLE OWL (calling), KESTREL, COMMON BUZZARD

Mammal - RED FOX

Sightings by IPW

15th May (1:58 - 4:50pm)

WREN, GREAT TIT, COMMON WHITETHROAT (singing), BLACKCAP (singing), 2 SWALLOW, ROBIN, 2+ HOUSE SPARROW, 2 GOLDFINCH, LINNET, 5+ STARLING, JAY, MAGPIE, 7+ JACKDAW, 2 CROW, 3+ WOODPIGEON, GREY HERON, LITTLE OWL (calling briefly)

Mammal - RED FOX

Butterflies / Moth - HOLLY BLUE, 2 COMMON BLUE (m), BRIMSTONE, 3 SMALL COPPER, COMMA, PEACOCK, BROWN ARGUS / SMALL YELLOW UNDERWING MOTH

Insects - DOCK BUG, CINNAMON BUG, 3 COMMON MALACHITE BEETLE, 16-SPOT LADYBIRD, 14-SPOT LADYBIRD, 2 7-SPOT LADYBIRD, 2 HARLEQUIN LADYBIRD, LEAF BEETLE sp., 2 GREEN NETTLE WEEVIL, GREEN LACEWING (Chrysopa perla), 20+ CRANEFLY (Tipula vernalis), HOVERFLY (various sp), FLIES (various), SMALL BLACK ANT, COMMON WASP, 2+ NOMAD BEE sp., WHITE-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, RED-TAILED BUMBLE BEE, 2+ HONEY BEE

Spiders - CRAB SPIDER sp., 2 NURSREY WEB SPIDER (Pisaura mirablis), 4+ SPIDER (Pardosa sp.)

Note only Wellfield Meadow to Little Paddocks area covered