Saturday 11th July 2015

1300 - 1430, sunny 22c : Hedge Brown 15, Ringlet 50+, Meadow Brown 20+, Speckled Wood 5, Small Heath, Small Skipper 8, Large Skipper 3, Large White, Small White, Comma 2, Shaded Broad Bar 11, Snout, Clouded Border, Common Wave, Yellow Shell 9, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet 3. Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Blue Tailed Damselfly 2, Field Grasshopper 2.

Photo's - Shaded Broad Bar, Snout, Comma, Hedge Brown male, NB 5-Spot Burnet, Small Skipper. Also seen - Oystercatcher, Lapwing 21, LBB Gull 121, Herring Gull 3, BH Gull 80, Greylag 2, Canada's 221, Tufted 15, Mallard 80+, Great Crested Grebe 3, Coot 15, Moorhen, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + 4 young, Swift 5, Swallow, House Martin 4, Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff 2, Skylark, Bullfinch 2, Goldfinch 5, Linnet, House Sparrow 2, Starling 9, Blackbird 2, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove 2, Jackdaw 4, Magpie 8, Buzzard. (GWR)

Wednesday 8th July 2015

0930 cloud/wind: Cormorant 2, Greylag 2, Heron, Tufted 16, GC Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 20, YL Gull, LBB Gull 21, BH Gull 40, Pied Wagtail 2, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Swift 3.

Tuesday 7th July 2015

0930 & 1530, sunny between showers, windy 17 - 19c : Cormorant, Greylag, Mute Swan pair + 4, LBB Gull 88, YL Gull, Herring Gull 4, BH Gull 152, Lapwing 28, Moorhen 2, Coot 15, GC Grebe, Tufted 12, Swift 20 (50+ yesterday evening), Swallow 4, Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Starling 6, Blue Tit, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Buzzard 2, etc. (GWR)

At Aldridge : House Martin 4, Comma (summer brood 'hutchinsoni'), Large White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet. (PPN)

Sunday 5th July 2015

0950 - 1100 cloudy but humid, 18c : Teal, Mallard 60, Tufted 12, Greylag, Canada's 180+, Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + 4 cygnets, Great Crested Grebe 3, Coot 15, Moorhen, LBB Gull 14, Herring Gull, BH Gull 51, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 2, Swift 20+, Sand Martin 3, Swallow 4, House Martin 2, Pied Wagtail, Reed Bunting, Skylark, Willow Warbler, Blackcap 2, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch 2, Greenfinch, Goldfinch 2, Linnet, Dunnock 2, Blackbird 3, Wren, House Sparrow 2, Jay 2, Jackdaw 3, Rook 2, Carrion Crow 5, Magpie 9, Stock Dove 4, Wood Pigeon 12, Buzzard.

Also seen - Hedge Brown (or Gatekeeper) 3 males (photo's), Ringlet 24, Meadow Brown 4, Speckled Wood 3, Small Skipper 2, Large Skipper 3, Latticed Heath 4, Narrow-bordered Five Spot Burnet 3, S Ambigualis (micro) 2.

Saturday 4th July 2015

0820 cloudy but becoming fine after early morning thunderstorms : Greylag, Cormorant, Heron, Canada's 150+, Lapwing 37, Oystercatcher, Swift 40+, House Martin 2, Tufted 4, Black-headed Gull 40+, Chiffchaff, Pied Wagtail. Carrion Crow 40 on Middlemore Lane field 0830. On fields near Branton Hill at 2115, a pair of Oystercatchers were feeding a juvenile bird.

Grey Wagtail on 27th June & Yellow-legged Gull on 1st July 2015. (GWR)

Wednesday 1st July 2015

0600 : LBB Gull 22 incl juvs., Yellow-legged Gull, BH Gull 9 incl.2 juvs., Lapwing 26, Greylag 2, Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Swift 7, Swallow 2, Blackbird 3. The gypsy encampment continues to expand along the grassy area of the Swag...

Monday 29th June 2015

0930 - 1030 overcast, 18c : Common Tern pair + juv, LBB Gull 24 + 25 at brickworks field, BH Gull 3, Cormorant juv, Heron 2, Greylag, Mute Swan pair + 4 cygnets, GC Grebe 2, Canada's 150+, Mallard 90+, Tufted 4, Coot 22, Moorhen 3, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 28, Swift 12, Swallow 3, Sand Martin, Chiffchaff 2, Blackcap, Skylark, Starling 5, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Wren, Blackbird 8, Robin, Greenfinch 2, Chaffinch, Goldfinch 3, Jackdaw 6, Magpie 8, Carrion Crow 2, Wood Pigeon 10+.(GWR)

Common Tern juvenile bird.

Insects etc

A few more insect & flower shots from the quarry area during June.

Common Centaury, Green Flower Beetle, Meadow Brown, Orange Tip, Ringlet, Silver Ground Carpet, Straw Dot.

Saturday 27th June 2015

0915 - 0930 : Herring Gull 1, LBB Gull 44, BH Gull 7, Lapwing 66, Cormorant, Heron, Greylag 2, Great Crested Grebe, Moorhen 2, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Greenfinch 2. Also Ringlet & Large Skipper 2 (photo). (GWR/PPN)

Quarry 1445 - 1530 : Small Skipper, Large Skipper 3, Speckled Wood 2, Ringlet 3, Meadow Brown 5, Small Heath, Common Blue, Green-veined White, Snout, Yellow Shell 9, Narrow-bordered Five Spot Burnet 7, Marbled Orchard Tortrix. Also seen- Rook, Linnet 2, Grey Wagtail 2 at canal bridge, Heron.

Friday 26th June 2015

1050 - 1120 cloudy, 17c: Cormorant, Greylag 2, Heron, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 27, Lesser Black-backed Gull 88, Herring Gull 2, Black-headed Gull 14, Moorhen 2, Swift 20+, Swallow 2, Sand Martin, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Wren, Blackbird 2.

Greylag Goose, Herring & Lesser Black-backed Gulls.

Tuesday 23rd June 2015

1000 - 1115 fairly sunny, 16c : Cormorant, Greylag, Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Common Tern, Lesser Black-backed Gull 25, Black-headed Gull 3, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 22, Moorhen, Coot 10, Tufted 4, Mallard 50+, Canada's 150+, Jackdaw 6, Carrion Crow 2, Magpie 5, Wood Pigeon 10+, Swift 4, Swallow, House Martin 2, Whitethroat, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler 2, Reed Bunting 2m, Pied Wagtail 2, Skylark, Linnet 4, Goldfinch 2, Chaffinch, Blue Tit 2, Dunnock, Robin, Wren 2, Blackbird.

Also seen - Silver Ground Carpet, Straw Dot, Burnet Companion 3, Degeers Longhorn 25, Grass Pyralid, O Lacunana (tortrix), Speckled Wood 3, Large Skipper 5, Common Blue, Small White. Photo's - Sand Martins yesterday. (GWR)

Monday 22nd June 2015

1245 - 1315 windy between showers, 11c : Little Ringed Plover 2, Lapwing 24, Oystercatcher, Greylag, Heron 3, Mute Swan pair + 5 cygnets, LBB Gull 7, Herring Gull, BH Gull 2, Sand Martin 12, Swallow 3, House Martin 5, Swift 5, Whitethroat, Reed Bunting m, Linnet 4, Greenfinch 2, Pied Wagtail 4, House Sparrow 2, Starling 12, Dunnock, Blackbird 3, Blue Tit 3, Buzzard, + usuals.

Cock Linnet & Greenfinch today.(GWR)

Sunday 21st June 2015

0945 - 1000 breezy, 11c : Cormorant, Greylag, Mute Swan pair + 5 cygnets, Tufted 6, Oystercatcher, LBB Gull 2, Sand Martin 8, House Martin 2, Swallow 2, Blackcap, Chaffinch, Blackbird 4, Collared Dove.

At 2215 3 Daubenton's (or possibly Noctule) Bats were flying over the Swan Pool, and 30 LBB Gulls flew south.

Saturday 20th June 2015

0730 drizzle, 13c : Greylag, Tufted 4, Mute Swan pair, Moorhen, LBB Gull 18, Herring Gull, BH Gull 30, Swift 14, Swallow 5, Sand Martin, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush, Blackbird 3, Wren.

Photo - discoloured Magpie on 18th June.

Thursday 18th June 2015

1515 - 1530 sunny but breezy, 17c : Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Greylag, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, LBB Gull 29, Herring Gull 2, GC Grebe, Moorhen 2, Canada Geese & young 200+, Tufted Duck 4, Mallard & young 90+. Great Spotted Woodpecker (seen feeding on the ground 17th June as per NR).

At nearby Rushall a Painted Lady (photo) and Hummingbird Hawkmoth were seen.(GWR)

Tuesday 16th June 2015

1500 - 1555 mainly from footpath, sunny 22c : Red Admiral, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet, Yellow Shell, Speckled Wood 3, Large Skipper 4, Common Blue 3, Small Heath 5, Green-veined White, Burnet Companion 3, Degeers Longhorn moth 2. Also seen - Willow Warbler 2, Skylark, Reed Bunting, Greenfinch 3, Goldfinch, Bullfinch, Linnet, Stock Dove 8, Heron 2, Greylag, Lapwing 4, GC Grebe 2, LBB Gull 30+, Buzzard.

Photo's - Red Admiral and Yellow Shell.

Monday 15th June 2015

1300, sunny, 17c : LBB Gull 30+, Herring Gull 4, Greylag, GC Grebe 2, Mute Swan pair + 5 cygnets, Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Moorhen 2, Swift 2, Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Kestrel. Buzzard 2 over Linley Wood. (GWR)

Saturday 13th June 2015

1300, rain, little of interest : Swift 20+, Swallow 2, Blackcap, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, GC Grebe.

Gadwall yesterday.

Friday 12th June 2015

1300 - 1330, overcast, 16c : Gadwall 3, Tufted 4, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 2, LBB Gull 42, Herring Gull 3, GC Grebe, Heron, Moorhen 2, Coot 10+, Swallow 2, House Martin 7, Swift 4, Chiffchaff, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Pied Wagtail 2, Grey Wagtail, Wren, Robin, Blackbird.

Tuesday 9th June 2015

1130 - 1145 generally cloudy, 12c : Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 2, Chaffinch m, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Wren, Blackbird, House Martin 12, Sand Martin 4, Swallow 3, Swift 4, Great Crested Grebe 2, Cormorant juv, Heron, Mute Swan pair + cygnets, Moorhen, LBB Gull 61, Herring Gull 4, BH Gull 8, Lapwing 5, Stock Dove, Starling 40 (mainly young birds), plus usual species.

Photo's - Burnet Companion, Degeers Longhorn and Small Heath yesterday.

Monday 8th June 2015

1230, sunny, 16c : Cormorant juv, Heron 4, Mute Swan pair + 5 cygnets, GC Grebe 2, Moorhen 2, Coot 12, LBB Gull 66, Herring Gull 2, BH Gull 12, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 11, Swift 2, Pied Wagtail 2, Starling 6, Mallard 50+, Canada's 100+, Wood Pigeon 10, Magpie 10.

Photo - Buzzard on 6th June (with frog). A visit 1500 - 1545 added - Garden Warbler (near marsh), Willow Warbler 3, Blackcap m, Reed Bunting m, Skylark, Robin 1 + 2 juvs, Blackbird 2, House Martin 3, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard, Jackdaw, C Crow 4, Long Tailed Tit family group of 9. Also seen - Large Skipper, Common Blue 3, Small Heath 2, Speckled Wood, Burnet Companion 5, Degeers Longhorn moth.

Saturday 6th June 2015

1500 - 1545 sunny, strong south-westerlies, 16c : Pied Wagtail 4, Reed Bunting 2m, Blackcap m, Willow Warbler, Skylark, Linnet 2, Jay (pictured), Swift 2, Stock Dove 2, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Blackbird 2, Song Thrush, House Sparrow 2, Buzzard, Heron 2, Mute Swan pair + 5 cygnet, Lapwing 3, LBB Gull 91, Herring Gull 4, etc.

Also seen - Small Heath, Common Blue 3, Speckled Wood 2, Burnet Companion 2.

Wednesday 3rd June 2015

1530 - 1630, sunny but breezy, 15c : Common Blue m, Dingy Skipper, Speckled Wood 2, Peacock, Green-veined white, Burnet Companion 5. Also - Jay, Green Woodpecker, Swallow 8, Willow Warbler, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting, Pied Wagtail 4, Long-tailed Tit 7, Lapwing 9, Oystercatcher, LBB Gull 100+, Heron 3, Mute Swan pair + 5.

Burnet Companion moth.

Monday 1st June 2015

1130, continuing March-like weather : Greylag, LBB Gull 56, BH Gull 5, Lapwing 10, Oystercatcher 2, All 3 hirundines & Swifts 50, Chiffchaff.

Chiffchaff back in March.