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| Young Swallows 18/06 (GR) |
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| Gv White & Ringlet (GR) |
1100 overcast 20c: Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 30, Tufted 22, Swift 40, House Martin 2, Collared Dove pair, Whitethroat 2. (GR)
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| Hummingbird Hawk @ Rushall (GR) |
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| Marbled White 24/06 (RP) |
Late morning, sunny/light cloud 26c: Marbled White m (first one seen yesterday), Ringlet frequent, Meadow Brown common, Speckled Wood 2, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper common, Common Blue m, Large White, Red Admiral, Comma, Silver Y 6, Burnet Companion 4, Blood-vein moth, Grass Pyralids abundant, Black-tailed Skimmer 20, Emperor 2, Red-eyed Damselfly 2.
Lapwing 25, Oystercatcher, Heron 3, Buzzard, Swallow 4, Swift 8, etc. (RP / GR)
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| Blood-vein & Silver Y (RP) |
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| Reed Warbler 15/06 (RP) |
1030-1210 sunny to 23c: Comma 2 new brood, Red Admiral 2, S White, Small Skipper 6, L Skipper 4, Ringlet 10, M Brown 30+, Speckled Wood 2, Emperor Dragonfly, BT Skimmer 12, Brown Hawker, Welsh Chafer hundreds, Field/Meadow Grasshopper nymphs thousands. Red Deer 3 stags.
Mute Swan cygnets down to 3. Also Grey Wagtail, Jay, Lapwing 29, Tufted 14, Reed,Sedge & Cetti's Warblers, etc. (GR)
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| "rosy" Magpie on 10/06 (GR) |
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| Unknown fly (poss. Greenbottle variant) |
1030 - 1230 light cloud 20c: L Egret 2, Lapwing 18, GC Grebe 2, L Grebe 2, Oystercatcher, Swift 14, Swallow 7 (5 juvs), Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat 2, Blackcap 2.
Also Black-tailed Skimmer 12, Banded Agrion 2, Small Tortoiseshell new brood, S Wood 2, M Brown 10, L Skipper, Cinnabar, Welsh Chafer Beetle dozens. (RP / GR)
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| Banded Demoiselle & Black-tailed Skimmer (RP) |
Late morning, dull 19c: Heron 7, Cormorant 7, Lapwing 11, Oystercatcher 2, Mallard 2 pairs with 19 small ducklings, M Swan pair + 4, GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe 3, Reed Warbler 2, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat 5, (no Cetti's again), Swift 6, Jay, etc.
Also Black-tailed Skimmer 5, Meadow Brown 10, Ringlet at Rushall. (RP)
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| Welsh Chafers swarming 14/06 |
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| Minnows or Sticklebacks (GR) |
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| Little Grebe juv & Meadow Grasshopper (RP) |
1000 - 1200 sunny to 25c: Cormorant 14, Heron 3, Little Egret, Greylag 6, GC Grebe, Little Grebe juv, Lapwing 7, Jay 2, Buzzard, Swift, Sedge Warbler pair at nest.
Also Banded Demoiselle, Emperor Dragon, Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser, Red-eyed Damselfly, etc. (RP)
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| Sedge Warbler at nest |
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| Cormorants & Greylags (RP) |
1500 sunny, 28c: Common Tern calling & fishing (despite stand-up paddle boarders being out), Lapwing 2, Grey Wagtail, Swift 2, Swallow, etc. (GR)
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| Emperor & Red-eyed Damselfly (RP) |
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| Carp in the Swag (RP) |
Early afternoon, sunny, breezy 19c: Lapwing 7 incl at least 1 juv, LR Plover 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan 11 + only 4 cygnets seen (pair with 7 cygnets on Rushall canal), Col Dove, Green Woodpecker heard, Jay, Swift 4, House Martin 2, Swallow, etc. (RP / GR)
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| Juv Black-headed Gull (RP) |
Midday, becoming sunny 16c: Lapwing 7, Cormorant 6, M Swan 10 also 5 cygnets, Tufted 10, LBb Gull 55, Kestrel, Whitethroat 2, Cetti's, etc. (GR)
Afternoon, sunny 19c: Little Egret, Meadow Brown 3, Small Heath 3, Common Blue 6, Yellow Shell, Burnet Companion etc. (RP)
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| Probable cantharis beetle (GR) |
Midday, sunny 18c: Common Blue 6, Small Heath 6, Holly Blue, Small White 3, Speckled Wood, Yellow Shell 12, Burnet Companion 5, Small Magpie, etc.
Mute Swan pair + 5 cygs (photo's), Buzzard 2, Swift 4, Green Woodpecker, all 6 usual warblers. (RP / GR)
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| 5 deer in quarry (GR) |
Mid morning, overcast 11c: Mute Swan 8 + pair with 5 cygnets, Canada Geese 138 + 16 goslings, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing, LR Plover 4, Common Tern 2 (photo's), Herring/LBb Gull 234, Swift 2, Buzzard, etc. (GR)
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| Freshly hatched cygnets (GR) |
