Friday 30 August 2019

Friday 30th August 2019

1030 - 1300 sunny breaks, 17-20c : Common Sandpiper 3, Teal 2, Little Grebe 2, Cormorant 12, Swift 8, Swallow, Buzzard, Collared Dove 22, Whitethroat, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 2, etc.

Small Tortoiseshell 8, Speckled Wood 15, Meadow Brown 2, Vapourer moth.  (RP / GWR)


Heron & Cormo. 25th Aug

Thursday 29th August 2019

1000 - 1145 light cloud, 15c : Little Grebe 2, GC Grebe, Teal 8, Cormorant 13, Heron 6, Common Sand., Lapwing 62, large gulls c150, Swift 20, House Martin 2, Pied Wagtail, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 3, Willow Warbler 6, Goldcrest 2.  (RP)

Teal on 25th Aug. (GWR)

Tuesday 27 August 2019

Monday 26th August 2019

0830 - 1030 misty start, 17c : Green Sandpiper, Lapwing c40, Little Grebe 2, Teal 11, Tufted 3, Cormorant 15, Jay 2, Collared Dove 8 (photo's), Stock Dove 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallows & House Martins c30, Blackcap 4, Whitethroat 2, Chiff/Willow 5.  (GWR)

Tawny Owl 2, Ring-necked Parakeet & Nuthatch 2 at Rushall.



Sunday 25 August 2019

Sunday 25th August 2019

0730 - 1100 mainly at the floods, sunny 17 - 24c : Little Grebe, Cormorant 14, Heron 5, Teal 16, Tufted 4, Lapwing 60, LBb Gull 100+, Collared Dove 5, Raven, Swift 5, Swallow 50+, House Martin 35, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Blackcap 5, Whitethroat 3, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff 3 (1 in song), Linnet 2, Goldfinch 50+, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting 2.

Red Fox 3, Painted Lady 2, Red Admiral 3, Vapourer moth 2, etc.  (GWR)



          A few Swallows, Martins & Whitethroat today (GWR)

Saturday 24 August 2019

Saturday 24th August 2019

0915 - 1030 sunny, 20c : Green Sandpiper, Lapwing c40, Teal 2, Tufted 3, Little Grebe, Cormorant 14, Heron 5, Swallow 3, Pied Wagtail, Stock Dove,   Also Vapourer & Painted Lady.  (RP)    Swift 2 at Rushall.  (GWR)

Dunnock on 20th August

Friday 23 August 2019

Friday 23rd August 2019

1145 - 1345, becoming sunny, to 22c : Holly Blue, Common Blue 3, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell 4, Speckled Wood 3, Ruddy Darter, Southern Hawker 3, Brown Hawker 3, etc.

Little Grebe, GC Grebe, Tufted 3, Teal 2, Cormorant 8, large gulls 300+ including 4 Great Black-backed, Lapwing c60, Swallow 10, Collared Dove 11, Pied Wagtail, Sparrowhawk, Blackcap 4, Chiffchaff 2, etc.  (RP / GWR)

Pied Wagtail today (GWR)

Tuesday 20 August 2019

Tuesday 20th August 2019

1100 - 1245 fairly sunny, to 19c : Blackcap 10+, Chiffchaff & Willow Warbler 10+, Garden Warbler 2, Swift 4, Swallow 4, House Martin 3, Common Sandpiper, Little Grebe 3, GC Grebe, Teal 2, Cormorant 8, Lapwing 47, etc

Common Blue f, Painted Lady 2, Speckled Wood 4, Mother of Pearl 6, Vapourer, etc.  (RP / GWR)


White Bryony (GWR)

Sunday 18 August 2019

Sunday 18th August 2019

0900 - 1130 sunny & breezy, to 19c : Kestrel 3, Sparrowhawk mobbed by 20 Goldfinch, Buzzard 2, Common Sandpiper, Little Grebe, GC Grebe, Heron 7, Cormorant 7, Stock Dove 2, Collared Dove 14, Pied Wagtail, Swallow 5, House Martin 6, Swift 8, Raven, Rook 3, Blackbird 3, Whitethroat 2, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff, Greenfinch 2, Linnet 2, House Sparrow 2, etc.

Painted Lady 3, Peacock, Red Admiral, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown 25+, Hedge Brown 20+, Speckled Wood 3, Small Skipper 6, Essex Skipper, Green-veined White 3, Small White 2, Mother of Pearl moth 2, Angle Shades.

Migrant Hawker, Southern Hawker 2, Brown Hawker 4, Emperor 2, Common Darter 3.  (RP / GWR)

Mistle Thrush 15 over Rushall on Saturday evening, to south.





               Blackcap & Common Darter on 13th Aug. (GWR)

Thursday 15 August 2019

Thursday 15th August 2019

1500 - 1600 sunny, breezy 19c : Little Grebe, Teal 2 (photo), Cormorant 5, Lapwing 63, Bh Gull 182, Herring & LBb Gull 161, Collared Dove 4, Swallow, Chiffchaff 2, Blackcap m. (GWR)


Tuesday 13 August 2019

Tuesday 13th August 2019

0930 - 1150 fairly sunny, breezy, to 18c : Little Grebe 3, Teal 3, Tufted,  Cormorant 9, Lapwing c50, LBb Gull c30, Buzzard, Collared Dove 6, Swallow, House Martin 2, Willow Warbler & Chiffchaff 6+ with Long-tailed Tit flocks. 

Purple Hairstreak at Brook Meadow, Holly Blue, Painted Lady 3, etc.  (RP / GWR)




        Purple Hairstreak today and Gatekeeper yesterday (GWR)

Monday 12 August 2019

Monday 12th August 2019

1015 - 1215 fairly sunny, 16c : Kingfisher, Garden Warbler, Blackcap 4, Whitethroat 4, Chiffchaff 3, Linnet 3, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Raven 2, Teal 4, Little Grebe, Cormorant 5.

Painted Lady 3, Peacock, Comma, Meadow & Hedge Browns 50+, etc.  (GWR)



    Hoverflies Myathropa florea & Volucella inanis on 11th Aug. (RP)

Sunday 11 August 2019

Sunday 11th August 2019

0910 - 1150 generally sunny & windy with some showers, 18c : Little Grebe 4 adults, Teal 2, Tufted 2, Canada Geese 300+, Cormorant 10, Common Sand., Lapwing c50, Peregrine, Swift 10, Swallow 2, House Martin 4, Sand Martin 2, Collared Dove 6, Wood Pigeon c60 to north in two's & threes, Rook 10, Blackcap 3 (m&f), Chiff/Willow W 3, Goldcrest, etc. Red Fox.

Common Blue 6, Holly Blue m, Small & Essex Skipper 10+, Ringlet 3, Meadow Brown 50+, Hedge Brown 20+, Speckled Wood 12, Small & Green-veined Whites 10, Painted Lady 2 (7 at Rushall), Straw Underwing, Mother of Pearl.  (GWR / RP)



             Hornet Hoverfly & Common Sand. 6th August (GWR)

Friday 9 August 2019

Friday 9th August 2019

1100 - 1200 strong SW wind, fairly sunny 21c : Common Sand., Lapwing 49, Little Grebe 2, Gadwall 2, Tufted, Teal 2, Cormorant 7, Heron 5, Swift 8, House Martin 8, Swallow, Collared Dove 6, Jay 2, Raven, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff.  (GWR)


Little Grebes 29th July (GWR)

Tuesday 6 August 2019

Tuesday 6th August 2019

0930 - 1220 becoming sunny, breezy, to 21c : Heron 7, Cormorant 5, Tufted 3, Teal 2, Little Grebe heard, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing c50, Swift 8, House Martin 3, Swallow 5, Raven 2, Buzzard 3, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 3.  (RP / GWR)



            Hummingbird Hawkmoth & Migrant Hawker at Rushall.


    Hedge Brown/Gatekeeper & Small Copper at Stubbers 4th August. (GWR)

Sunday 4 August 2019

Sunday 4th August 2019

0910 - 1205 sunny start then cloudy, 20c : Sparrowhawk 2, one with captured bird (possibly Swallow), Buzzard, Canada Geese 353, Mute Swan 4, Cormorant 6, Heron 5, GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe pair + 2 young, Teal 2, Tufted, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing c50, Jay, Raven 3, Rook 32, Collared Dove 9, House Martin 3, Swallow 4, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Goldcrest, Chiffchaff/Willow W 3, Greenfinch.

Red Deer at floods, Red Fox 3.

Small Copper 2, Holly Blue, Peacock 6, Painted Lady 3, Essex & Small Skippers 30+, Meadow Brown & Hedge Brown abundant, Ringlet 3, Speckled Wood 4, Vapourer moth, a few Brown Hawkers & Common Blue Damselflies.  (RP / GWR)



Deer and Fox today (GWR)



Friday 2 August 2019

Friday 2nd August 2019

1350 - 1445 sunny, humid, 23c : Common Sandpiper, Lapwing c60, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 5, Peregrine, Swallow 2, Chiff/Willow W 3.

Possible Silver-washed Fritillary near marsh (RP), Large Skipper, Ringlet 3, Hedge Brown c30, Speckled Wood 5, Black-tailed Skimmer 3.  (GWR)


Peregrine today (GWR)

Thursday 1 August 2019

Thursday 1st August 2019

1000 - 1200 Cloudy, brighter later, 18c : Little Grebe, GC Grebe, Tufted 8, Cormorant 6, Heron 3, Herring Gull 5, LBb Gull 12, juv large gulls 28, Collared Dove 16.

Speckled Wood 14+, Ruddy Darter, Twin-lobed Deerfly.  (RP)




             Deer Fly, Ruddy Darter and Red Bartsia today (RP)