1015 - 1245 fairly sunny, 21c: Painted Lady, Red Admiral 8, Comma 9, Sml Tortoiseshell 8, Purple Hairstreak 2, Marbled White, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown common, Hedge Brown & Ringlet abundant, Large, Small & Green-veined Whites frequent, Essex & Small Skippers abundant, Silver Y, Brown Hawker 5, Southern Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer 4, Hornet Hoverfly.
Mute Swan 8 + 3 cygs., Cormorant 2, Lapwing 21, Common Sand. 2, LR Plover possibly eaten by gull, Swift 4, Sand Martin 5, Swallow 3, Col Dove, Pied Wagtail pair + 2 juvs, Reed & Sedge Warblers in song, Greenfinch 2, etc. (GR)
Painted Lady & Red Admiral today (GR) |
Comma & Hedge Brown today (GR) |
Battered Painted Lady. Few and far between this year and ruined by Geo engineering. Will we get any native 2nd brood ?
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