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) |
1100-1220 overcast, NE wind 11c: continuing quiet- Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 1 + 2 juvs, LR Plover 3, Heron 4, GC Grebe 2, Grey Wagtail pair, Pied Wagtail pair + juv, Swift 4, House Martin 2, Swallow 4, Sand Martin 10, usual warblers. (GR)
1500: Mute Swan pair have 5 cygnets hatched. (AL)
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| Common Marbled Carpet moth today |
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| Juv Lapwing today |
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| Burnet Companion moth 24/05 (GR) |
1125 - 1300 sunny, NW wind 18c: Common Blue 2, Holly Blue, Dingy Skipper, Speckled Wood 3, Orange Tip m, Large White 2, Small White 5, Yellow Shell 2, Burnet Companion, Degeer's Longhorn moth.
Grey Heron 6, Lapwing, Herring LBb & Bh Gulls 290, House Martin 5, Cetti's & Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler 2, Song Thrush, Linnet 4, Greenfinch, Reed Bunting m. Red Deer 5 at Quarry. (GR)
Winterley Old Lime Workings 1430: Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff 2, Swift 5 over, Raven, Buzzard, Collared Dove. Also Common Blue, Holly Blue, Small Tort., Peacock, Orange Tip m, Silver Y, Latticed Heath, Mother Shipton, etc.
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| Little Grebes today (GR) |
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| Oystercatcher 19/05 |
1000 - 1200 cloudy, showers later, 15c: Shelduck pair, GC Grebe 2, L Grebe 2, Lapwing 3 + 2 chicks, Common Sand., Oystercatcher, LR Plover, Herring & LBb Gulls 171, Grey Wagtail, Collared Dove 2, Swallow 2, Sand Martin 12, Swift 6, Treecreeper pair at nest, Cetti's Warbler, Blackcap 2, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting m. (GR)
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| Shelduck & Lapwing young |
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| Crane Fly tipula vernalis 13/05 (RP) |
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| Male & female Reed Bunting 07/05 (RP) |
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| Orange Tip male today |
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| Orange Tip female laying on Sprout flowers (GR) |
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| Chocolate Tip moth at Rushall (GR) |
1000 - 1150 rainy 12c: Pochard m, Gadwall m, M Swan 11, Little Egret 2, GC Grebe 4, L Grebe 2, Swift 2, Swallow 2, S Martin 3, GS Woodpecker f, usual warblers, Red Fox 3, etc. (RP / GR)
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| Little Egrets fighting today (RP) |
0820-0930 rain, 11c: Lapwing, LR Plover, Teal 4, Swallows & Sand Martins 60+, Buzzard pair at nest, Treecreeper at nest with food, Reed Bunting m, usual warblers etc. (GR)
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| Jay on 02/05 (GR) |
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| Peregrine 30/04 (GR) |
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| Minnows & Whirlygigs 30/04 |
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| Coot & Lapwing chicks (RP) |
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| Sedge Warbler (ringed) (RP) |
Mid morning, cloudy 10c: fairly quiet, Sedge Warbler 4 in song, Cetti's Warbler, Whitethroat 3, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff 2, Willow Warbler, Goldcrest, Swift 2, Kestrel, Jay, LR Plover 3, Com Sand. (GR)
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| Chiffchaff with damaged/ missing eye. |
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| Whitethroat today |
