Volucella Pellucens (GR) |
Thursday 30 April 2020
Thursday 30th April 2020
0815 onwards, spring rain, 8c : Canada Goose 2 goslings, Gadwall m, Teal pair, Little Grebe pair, GC Grebe, Cormorant 3, Common Sandpiper, LR Plover 2, Raven 2, Collared Dove, Pied Wagtail 8, Mistle Thrush pair, Song Thrush, Swallow 60+, House Martin 25+, Sand Martin 6, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat 3, Blackcap & Chiffchaff 6, Willow Warbler 2. (GR)
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Tuesday 28th April 2020
1000, rain, 6c: Wheatear 1 + 2 more at Doe Bank Lane (photo), Blackcap m, Whitethroat, Swallow 40+, Sand Martin 20+, House Martin 6, Mistle Thrush pair, Pied Wagtail 10, Gadwall m, Little Grebe pair, GC Grebe pair, and a fox. (GR)
Monday 27 April 2020
Monday 27th April 2020
0715 onwards, cloudy & cold, 7c: Dunlin, LR Plover 5, Lapwing 2, Common Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Wheatear, Pied Wagtail 10, Mistle Thrush 2, Song Thrush 2, Linnet 2, Whitethroat 3, Blackcap & Chiffchaff 8+, Swallow & Sand Martin c40, House Martin 5, Rook 2, Greylag 2, Teal pair, Cormorant 3, GC Grebe pair. (GR)
Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin & Wheatear this morning
Little Ringed Plovers, Dunlin & Wheatear this morning
Saturday 25 April 2020
Saturday 25th April 2020
Friday 24 April 2020
Friday 24th April 2020
Sunny, to 20c: Snipe, Lapwing, Gadwall pair, GC Grebe pair, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler 4, Blackcap & Chiffchaff 10+, Whitethroat 2, Swallow 2, House Martin 2, Sparrowhawk f, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting, etc.
Also Dingy Skipper, Speckled Wood 4, Peacock & Tortoiseshell 8, Orange Tip 20+, other whites 15+, Longhorn moths 25+. (PJR/GR)
Also Dingy Skipper, Speckled Wood 4, Peacock & Tortoiseshell 8, Orange Tip 20+, other whites 15+, Longhorn moths 25+. (PJR/GR)
Apple blossom & Swallow today |
Thursday 23 April 2020
Thursday 23rd April 2020
Sunny, to 16c: Whitethroat 4, usual Blackcaps, Chiffchaff & Willow Warblers, Swallow 2, H Martin 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 3, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk, etc
Good numbers of Orange Tips, whites, Tortoiseshells & Peacocks, Speckled Wood 4. (GR)
Blackcap & Grey Wagtail (females) today.
Good numbers of Orange Tips, whites, Tortoiseshells & Peacocks, Speckled Wood 4. (GR)
Blackcap & Grey Wagtail (females) today.
Tuesday 21 April 2020
Tuesday 21st April 2020
1000 - 1100 sunny, 12c but strong winds: Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 3, GC Grebe pair, Little Egret, Kestrel, Raven, Mistle Thrush 2, Whitethroat, usual warblers and hirundines. Also Orange Tip, Gv White 2, Peacock 2, Comma, and a fox. (GR) Pied Wagtail 11 males on 20th April. (RP)
Green-veined White & Little Egret (GR)
Green-veined White & Little Egret (GR)
Sunday 19 April 2020
Sunday 19th April 2020
0800 on. Cloudy start, cold NE wind, 7c: Yellow Wagtail 2, Pied Wagtail 8, Whitethroat, usual Blackcaps/Chiffchaffs/Willow Warblers, Swallow 15, Sand Martin 8, House Martin 6, Jay 3, LR Plover 2, Lapwing 2, Little Egret, Little Grebe, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 4, Shoveler pair, Teal 2, Tufted 18, Song Thrush 2, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting 2m, etc. (GR)
Yellow Wag & Whitethroat today |
Friday 17 April 2020
Friday 17th April 2020
Thursday 16 April 2020
Thursday 16th April 2020
Tuesday 14 April 2020
Tuesday 14th April 2020
1130 - 1300 sunny but cool, 8 - 10c: Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler 3, Blackcap 4m, Chiffchaff 3, White Wagtail, Swallow 3, Sand Martin 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Linnet pair, Chaffinch 4, Com. Sandpiper, Oystercatcher, Lapwing, GC Grebe 2, Cormorant 2. Also Orange Tip 7m, Gv White, Large White, Peacock, S Tortoiseshell 5, etc. (GR)
White Wag & Com Sand today |
Monday 13 April 2020
Monday 13th April 2020
Sunday 12 April 2020
Easter Sunday 12th April 2020
Hazy then cloudy, 19c : Gadwall pair, Teal 8, GC Grebe 2, Snipe, Lapwing, Grey Wagtail, Raven 3, Rook 2, Chiffchaff 15+, Willow Warbler 2, Blackcap 5m & 2f, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting.
Also Orange Tip 20+, Gv White 2, Small White 4, Brimstone m, Peacock 15+, S Tort. 12, Comma. (GR)
Linnet and female Orange Tip today
Also Orange Tip 20+, Gv White 2, Small White 4, Brimstone m, Peacock 15+, S Tort. 12, Comma. (GR)
Linnet and female Orange Tip today
Friday 10 April 2020
Friday 10th April 2020
Hazy sun, to 21c : Swallow 2, Blackcap 8, Willow Warbler 5, Chiffchaff 20+, Linnet 8, Reed Bunting 2m, House Sparrow 6, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Chaffinch 3, Pied Wagtail 3, Song Thrush 2, Jay 3, Raven 2, Sparrowhawk, LBb Gull 20, Snipe 2, Lapwing 5, Oystercatcher, Heron 3, Cormorant, GC Grebe 2, Gadwall pair, Teal 16, Goosander f, Mallard ducklings down to 8, Mute Swan pair.
Also Orange Tip 25+ (2f), Small White 8, Gv White, Brimstone f, Small Tortoiseshell 20+, Peacock 20+, Comma 3. (GR)
Also Orange Tip 25+ (2f), Small White 8, Gv White, Brimstone f, Small Tortoiseshell 20+, Peacock 20+, Comma 3. (GR)
Blackcap, Gadwall & Swallow today |
Wednesday 8 April 2020
Wednesday 8th April 2020
Sunny to 18c: Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing, Goosander f, Mallard with 9 ducklings (photo's), Greylag 3, Mute Swan pair at nest, Mistle Thrush 2, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 3, Willow Warbler 5, Bullfinch 2.
Also Orange Tip, a few whites, Peacocks & Tortoiseshells. (GR)
Also Orange Tip, a few whites, Peacocks & Tortoiseshells. (GR)
Tuesday 7 April 2020
Tuesday 7th April 2020
1100 - 1320 sunny/breezy to 16c: Oystercatcher, LR Plover, Lapwing, Goosander f, GC Grebe 2, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit 3, Kestrel, Chiffchaff 11, Willow Warbler 6, Blackcap 6, Linnet, Reed Bunting m.
Also Orange Tip 2m, Green-veined White, Small White 2, Brimstone 3m, Small Tortoiseshell 11, Peacock 10, Comma 2, good numbers of bumblebees and hoverflies.
Orange Tip male, Little Ringed Plover & Blackcap today (GR)
Also Orange Tip 2m, Green-veined White, Small White 2, Brimstone 3m, Small Tortoiseshell 11, Peacock 10, Comma 2, good numbers of bumblebees and hoverflies.
Orange Tip male, Little Ringed Plover & Blackcap today (GR)
Monday 6 April 2020
Monday 6th April 2020
Sunday 5 April 2020
Sunday 5th April 2020
1045 - 1305, sunny start then hazy, 12c : Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 11, Sand Martin 3, Greenfinch, Linnet, Chaffinch 2, Pied Wagtail 2, Meadow Pipit 2, Kestrel, Raven 3, GC Grebe 2, Heron 3, etc. Also seen Brimstone m, Peacock 14, Comma 3, Small Tort.3, and a bat. (GR)
Bat (probably Daubenton's) and Peacock today (GR)
Bat (probably Daubenton's) and Peacock today (GR)
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