1000-1140 hazy sun 22c: Cormorant 5, Little Egret, Dabchick 4 + 2 juvs, Bh Gull 50 + 1 juv, LBb Gull 64, Swallow 2, Buzzard, Blackcap & Chiffchaff mixed flock of 12, Whitethroat 2, Linnet 2, etc. Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker 5, Com Darter 2, Black-tailed Skimmer 2, Blue & Red-eyed Damselflies c10. (GR / RP)
Small Copper 2nd brood @ Rushall.
%2027.7.24%20Stubbers%20Green%20(1).JPG) |
| Roesel's Bush Cricket 27/07 winged form (RP) |
 |
| Banded Agrion 28/07 (GR) |
 |
| Dabchick & young today |
 |
| Great Grebe juv today (GR) |
1115-1200 cloudy 20c: Tufted 4 juvs, L Grebe 2, Lapwing 40, 2 each of Swift Swallow & House Martin, Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs, Wood Pigeon 169 to north in small flocks. (GR)
 |
| Little Owl @ Aldridge canal (RP) |
14:15 sunny 22c, continuing quiet: Lapwing 52, M Swan 11, Tufted 6 ducklings, Swift 2, Swallow 4, GS Woodpecker, Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs. (GR)
 |
| Buzzard on 25/07 (GR) |
1000 on, becoming cloudy 17c: Kingfisher, Lapwing c20, Mute Swan 11, L Grebe 2, Reed Warbler, Bullfinch pair, Linnet 3, Swift 4, Sand Martin 6, Swallow.
Red Admiral 2, Comma, usual browns & skippers, etc.
 |
| Red Admiral today (GR) |
1000-1200 sunny 22c: Tufted c20 + 8 ducklings, Shoveler f, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 49, Heron 2, Bh Gull juv, Sparrowhawk, a few Swift & Swallows, Reed Warbler, Bullfinch pair, Linnet pair.
Essex Slipper 2, Red Admiral, Shaded Broad Bar, Clay moth, Udea lutealis 2, Broad-bodied Chaser m, etc.
.JPG) |
| Essex Skipper 11/07 (RP) |
1000-1215 sunny 20c: Marbled White 17, Meadow Brown 100+, Ringlet 15, Small Heath 6, Hedge Brown 10, Speckled Wood, Comma, L White 3, S White 10, Small Skipper 100+, Large Skipper 4, Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet, Shaded Broadbar 25, Silver Y 5, Burnet Companion (late record), Common Plume, Brown Hawker, Emperor, Common Darter 20+, Com Blue Damsel 100+, Scorpion Fly.
Coal Tit, Raven, Shoveler, Tufted 20 + 3 ducklings, Lapwing 30+, Stock Dove 2, Green Woodpecker, a few Swifts, Reed Warbler. (GR / RP)
 |
| Gatekeeper/Hedge Brown 15/07 (RP) |
Insects seen included- Marbled White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Hedge Brown, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Essex Skipper, Small White, Cinnabar larvae. (RP)
 |
| Cinnabar larvae & Marbled White today (RP) |
1100-1230 showery 13c: Tufted 28 + 7 ducklings, Shoveler f, Lapwing 24, Oystercatcher pair, Bh Gull 2 juvs, Swift 50, Swallow 2, Sand Martin 30+, House Martin 4, Meadow Pipit, Blackcap 3, Linnet pair, etc. (GR / RP)
Next site update w/c 15/07/24.
 |
| Yorkshire Fog grass |
 |
| Pipit & Stock Dove today (RP) |
 |
| Pyramidal Orchid |
 |
| Tufted Duck brood |
.JPG) |
| Heron |
 |
| Grey Golden-bloomed Longhorn |
1125 cloudy, windy, showery 13c: LR Plover 2, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 12, Cormorant 4, Swift 125, House Martin 5, Sand Martin 35, Swallow 2, Grey Wagtail 2, Buzzard, Linnet 2, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap 3, etc. (GR)
 |
| LR Plover today |
 |
| Toad (at Rushall) |
