Saturday 31st August 2024

0730-0930 fairly sunny, NE breeze 11-15c:  Teal 2, Shoveler, Cormorant 17, Little Egret, Little Grebe 4, Kestrel, Ring-necked Parakeet over, Swift 5, H Martin 8, Blackcap 2, Bullfinch, etc.   Southern Hawker, Common Darter 2.   (GR)

Kestrel & Cormo's today (GR)

Wednesday 28th August 2024

1000-1220 cloudy but warm 22c:  Red Kite, Buzzard 6 circling, Sparrowhawk m, Raven, Green Woodpecker, Swallow 8, House Martin, Swift 4, Reed Warbler, Lapwing 71, Cormo. 10, Dabchick 5, Greylag 2.

Migrant, Southern & Brown Hawkers, Common Darter 3, Vapourer, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood 4, Gv White 2, Holly Blue.   (RP / GR)

Red Kite today (RP)

Sunday 25th August 2024

0950-1200 becoming cloudy, SW wind 16c:  Canada Geese 360, Greylag, Mute Swan 12, Shoveler 3, Dabchick, Lapwing 54, Kestrel, Buzzard 2, Raven, Green Woodpecker juv. m (photo's), Swift 12, H Martin 8, Blackcap, Chiffchaff 2, Greenfinch, etc.   (GR / RP)

Thursday 22nd August 2024

1030-1215 cloudy, westerlies 16-20c:  Hobby, Greylag, Cormo 13, Stock Dove 4, Swift 4, Swallow 3, H Martin 2, etc.

Young Bh Gulls today (GR)

Tuesday 20th August 2024

0945-1145 heavy rain then cloudy/sunny 14c:  LBb & Herring Gulls 425 (around 80% of which juvenile birds), Bh Gull 2 juv., M Swan 12, Cormorant 10, Lapwing c30, L Grebe 4 + 2 juv., Swift c25, Swallow 4, H Martin 2, Jay, Col Dove, Chiffchaff 8, Blackcap 3f, etc.   (GR) (RP)

Sunday 18th August 2024

0950-1145 mainly cloudy 17c:  Cormorant 11, Teal, L Egret, L Grebe 4, GC Grebe juv, Buzzard 3, Swift 12, House Martin 7, Swallow 4, Reed Warbler (pair on 13/08), Blackcap 3, Bullfinch, Greenfinch, (Reed Bunting on 13/08).  Also Red Admiral 2, Vapourer 2, etc.   (GR) (RP)

Fox & L Grebe chick (GR)

Friday 16th August 2024

0830-1000 clear skies 15c:  Green Sandpiper 2, Lapwing 31, L Grebe 6 + 4 chicks, Cormorant 8, M Swan 11, Teal, Shoveler, Tufted 8, Swift 20, H Martin 5, S Martin 2, Swallow 3, Stock Dove 2, Blackcap 5 incl juv., Chiffchaff 8, Whitethroat, etc.   (GR)

Green Sands today (GR)

Wednesday 14th August 2024

0950-1150 drizzle 16c:  L Grebe 7, Teal 3, Lapwing 19, Buzzard 2, Sparrowhawk 2 + juv, Swift, H Martin, Swallow 12, Collared Dove 2, Jay 3, Raven, GS Woodpecker, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff 9, Blackcap 2m, Bullfinch 3, Greenfinch, Goldfinch c50.   (GR)

Reed Warbler with Harvestman
prey for nestlings (GR)

Sunday 11th August 2024

1000-1215 20-23c;  Hobby mobbed by Swallows, Buzzard 2, Raven, GS Woodpecker, Swift 2, Swallow 20, Whitethroat, Kingfisher, Lapwing 20+, Little Grebe 5, Gadwall 2, Tufted 12+, Greylag 10, Mute Swan 11.

Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly 3, Common Damselfly 4, Brown Hawker 2, Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Peacock, Red Admiral, Holly Blue 2, Common Blue m, Ringlet 1 worn, Meadow & Hedge Browns c25, Spckled Wood 3, Small Skipper, Yellow Shell, Straw Dot, Vapourer.    (RP, GR)

Red-eyed (top) & Small 
Red-eyed Damsels today (RP)

Thursday 8th August 2024

0930-1130 cloudy/showery 17c:  Swallow 25, Swift 9, House Martin 2, Sand Martin 8, Kestrel m, GS Woodpecker, Chiffchaff 8, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldcrest, Herring & LBb Gull c250, Little Grebe 3, Little Egret, Heron 2, Cormorant 5, Lapwing 6+.   (GR)

Black Arches moth at
Rushall today (GR)

Monday 5th August 2024

1015-1130 overcast, breezy 20c:  GC Grebe 3, L Grebe 2, LBb Gull 150, Lapwing c20, Jay 2, Swift 10, Swallow 4, Collared Dove 3, Greenfinch 2, etc.  (GR)

Large parasitic wasp
Achaius oratorius

Hoverfly Helophilus trivittatus

27/07 (both RP)

Saturday 3rd August 2024

1130-1245, sunny 19c, little change:  GC Grebe 3, Tufted 7 juvs, Dabchick 2, Green Woodpecker, Red-eyed Damselflies, etc.   (RP)

Dabchicks on 01/08 (GR)

Thursday 1st August 2024

1015-1130 light sun after earlier thunderstorm 22c:  Dabchick 7 + 3 juv + 3 chicks, Tufted 20 incl 6 juvs, Buzzard, GS Woodpecker, Jay 2 + 2 juvs, etc.   (GR)

Box-tree moths continue
their spread thru the Midlands 
(Rushall 30/07)