1220-1400 sunny to 25c: Clouded Yellow, Small Copper, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral 4, Speckled Wood 4, Migrant Hawker 8, Common Darter. Winterley Ln site: Common Blue m, Small Copper, Peacock, Red Admiral 5, Small White 4, Yellow Shell, Common Darter 4, Rudder Darter.
Great Crested Grebe (photo), Little Grebe 2, Little Egret 4, M Swan 6, Cormorant 15, Lapwing 15, Chiffchaff 4. (PR, GR)
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| Small Copper @ Winterley |
1030-1200 fairly sunny 16c: Teal 2, Tufted 17, M Swan 6, L Grebe 3, L Egret 5, Jay 3, M Pipit 2, Chiffchaff 3. (GR, RP)
0945-1100 cloudy 12c: Mute Swan 6, Little Egret 2, Tufted 15, Gadwall 2, Little Grebe 4, Stock Dove 2, white (escaped domestic) Geese 2, etc. (usual Buzzard, Raven, P Wagtail, Bh Gulls etc.).
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| Coot juvenile & goose today (GR) |
1000 drizzle 18c: Mallard 131, Tufted 8, Coot 81, Little Grebe 4, Mute Swan 5, House Martin. Vapourer moth. (GR)
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| Kingfisher on 05/09 (GR) |
1030-1150 cloudy some drizzle 18c: Redstart, Greenshank, Lapwing 20, Tufted 8, M Swan 4, Little Grebe 3, Sparrowhawk, Swallow 7, GS Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff 8, etc. Red Admiral, Migrant Hawker. (RP, GR)
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| Redstart today (RP) |
1030 cloudy 14c: Little of interest - Cormorant 19, M Swan 4, L Egret 4, Tufted 8, Grey Wagtail, etc. (GR)
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| Male Great Spotted Woodpkr 13/09 (RP) |
1200 cloudy, 14c: Lesser Black-backed & Herring Gulls 580, Black-headed Gull 120, Teal, Tufted 4, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail 4, House & Sand Martins 25, etc. (GR)
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| Grey Herons on 30/08 (GR) |
0700-0900 sunny, breezy 14c: M Swan 2, Canada Geese, Mallard, GC Grebe 2, L Grebe 4, Cormorant 21, Coot, Moorhen, Heron 2, Bh Gull 51, LBb Gull 31, Lapwing 7, Jackdaw, Magpie, Jay 2, Raven 2, C Crow, Pied Wagtail 3, Wood Pigeon, Stock Dove 3, Collared Dove 2, Rn Parakeet, GS Woodpecker, Starling 32, Blackbird 6, Robin 7, Dunnock 2, Wren 3, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit 8, Blackcap 5, Chiffchaff 9, Goldcrest 2, Goldfinch 3, House Sparrow 2. (GR)
1100-1230 added Tufted Duck 2, Little Egret, Herring Gull 12 and Buzzard 2. Canada Geese now 153, Coot 71 & Mute Swan 4.
1630-1730 added Shoveler 2, Kingfisher 2 at Swan Pool, Sand Martin. (total for day 43)
Also Clouded Yellow 2 (1 along front verge, 1 at quarry), Red Admiral, Speckled Wood 6.
1000 cloudy 16c: Lesser Bb & Herring Gulls 374, Bh Gull 72, L Egret, Jay, Jackdaw 27, Parakeet, Pied Wagtail 6, House Martin 5, Swift. (GR)
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| Swift and Small Copper 01/09 (GR) |
0900 on, becoming sunny 16c: L Grebe 6, Cormorant 19, Lapwing 5, Collared Dove, Stock Dove, Swallow, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff 5, Bullfinch 2, etc.
Red Kite landed on lamp post 31/08. (Chris)
Clouded Yellow, Common Blue, Small Copper 3, Gv White, Speckled Wood 4, Meadow Brown 2, Painted Lady. (RP, GR)
1000-1130 sunny start 17c: Kingfisher, Pied Wagtail 12, Grey Heron 8, Little Egret 2, Mute Swan pair, Cormorant 12, Little Grebe 4, Teal 2, Lapwing 3, Stock Dove, Jay, Jackdaw 20, Green & GS Woodpecker, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 3, a few juv LBb Gulls. (GR, RP)
16:30 update (rainy): Coot 83, M Swan 3, Swift 5, House Martin 8, Sand Martin 5. (GR)
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| Red-marked Common Frog on 29/08 (GR) |
Becoming sunny 18c: Teal 5, Gadwall pair, L Egret 3, L Grebe 8, Lapwing c20, Buzzard 3, Raven 2, Sand Martin 7, House Martin 7, Chiffchaff 3, Bullfinch m. (RP, GR)
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| Grey Wagtail with Common Blue Damselfly 16/08 (RP) |
1015 sunny 19c: Little Grebe 10, L Egret 2, Heron 4, Coot 66, Lapwing 20, H Martin, Pied Wagtail, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 3, Bullfinch, Goldfinch 3, etc. (GR)
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| Migrant Hawker 22/08 (RP) |
1100 sunny, 18c: Sightings include Clouded Yellow m, Small Copper 2, Common Blue m, Orange Swift (moth). (RP)
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| First instar larva of Hummingbird Hawkmoth found on Valerian (GR) |
Sunny 18c: Gadwall 4, L Grebe 5, Heron 5, L Egret, Lapwing 30, Herring & LBb Gulls c250, Kingfisher, Swallow 5, H Martin 2, GS Woodpecker, Stock Dove 2, Blackcap 5, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff 3, Chaffinch, etc.
Large White 2, Red Admiral 2, Comma, Common Blue, Speckled Wood 3, Migrant Hawker 2, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer 3, Ruddy Darter. (RP, GR)
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| Brown Hawker (with ladybird in mandibles) (GR) |
1000-1130 sunny 18c: Hobby, L Grebe 6, L Egret, Gadwall 2, Teal f, Lapwing 6, Cormorant 14, GS Woodpecker, Stock Dove, Whitethroat 2, Swallow, etc.
Ruddy Darter, Migrant Hawker, S Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood 2, Gv White 2. (RP)
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| Grey Heron (RP) |
1000-1145 fairly sunny 18c: Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail, L Egret, Gadwall 4, M Swan 3, L Grebe 4, Bh Gull 123, Lapwing 6, Swallow 2, Buzzard 2, Whitethroat 2, Chiffchaff, etc.
Migrant Hawker 2, Brown Hawker, Common Darter m, Common Damsel 3, Speckled Wood 2. Another Hummingbird Hawk at Rushall. (RP, GR, DA)
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| Grey Wag & Migrant Hawker today (GR) |
0730-0900 sunny 18c: Greylag, M Swan 3, Lapwing 5, Heron 5, L Egret, L Grebe 2 juv, Rn Parakeet 2, Swift 13, H Martin 2, Swallow 3, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff 3, Whitethroat 4, Willow Warbler in song, Gs Woodpecker, etc. (GR)
Sunny 20c: Kingfisher, L Egret 3, Lapwing 4, Coot 55, Cormorant 9, Swallow 2, Herring & LBb Gulls c500, Chiffchaff 2.
Clouded Yellow, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Meadow Browns, Common Blue, etc. Hummingbird Hawkmoth virtually daily in garden, also seen laying on Valerian. (GR, RP)
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| Hornet Hoverfly & Hummingbird Hawkmoth 10/08 (GR) |
1030-1215 sunny 20c: Gadwall pair, Tufted 3 + 1 juv, L Egret 5, L Grebe 2 juvs, Lapwing 6, Kingfisher, P Wagtail 2, S Martin 2, Swallow, Swift 6, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff, GS Woodpecker, etc. (RP)
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| Ruddy Darter 28/07 (RP) |
11-12 sunny 25c: Little Egret 4, Little Grebe, Mute Swan 2, Bh Gull 4 juvs & 100+ adults, Buzzard 3, Raven, Swift 2, Bullfinch m. (GR)
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| Emperor dragonfly 28/07 (RP) |
Sunny 25c: Gadwall pair, L Egret, Lapwing 4, Kestrel, Stock Dove, S Martin 6, Swift 3.
Red Admiral, Comma, P Lady, Common Blue, Holly Blue etc.
Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker, Ruddy Darter, Com Darter, Bt Skimmer, Small Red-eyed Damsel, Com & Bt Damsels. (RP)
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| Com Blue f & Kestrel today (RP) |
1130: Clouded Yellow, Vapourer and Box-tree moth seen. (GR)
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| Box-tree moth underside (this one at Rushall). |
1030-1220 sunny 22c: Clouded Yellow (site record), Gv White 4, Small Copper, Common Blue 6, Holly Blue, Peacock 2, Red Admiral 5, Small Tortoiseshell, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood 4, Hedge & Meadow Browns etc. Red-veined Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer 4, Brown Hawker 2. Another Hummingbird Hawkmoth at Rushall (7th sighting since April).
Hobby dropped behind middle wood on southern side, Buzzard 2, Sparrowhawk f, L Egret 4, Heron 4, Cormo 5, L Grebe 2, M Swan 3, Lapwing 3, Bh Gull 30+ incl 1 juv, Wood Pigeon 1000+ streaming north in small groups, Swift 4, Sand Martin, Swallow 2, P Wagtail, Reed Warbler pair, Linnet. (GR, RP)
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| Clouded Yellow today (RP) |
1000-1215 sunny 23c: Kingfisher, Tufted 3, Gadwall m, Mute Swan 3, Lapwing 5, L Egret 3, Little Grebe ad + 2 juv, Sparrowhawk, Swift 5, Swallow.
Painted Lady 3, Red Admiral 6, Purple Hairstreak, Common Blue, Holly Blue 5, Small Copper, Silver Y, Vapourer, Banded Demoiselle, Brown Hawker 4, Migrant Hawker 2, Southerm Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer 5+. (RP, GR)
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| Gadwall & Small Copper today (RP) |
1030 light cloud, breezy 19c: Little Grebe ad + 2 juvs, L Egret 2, Heron 4, Cormorant 5, Lapwing 4, Swift 2, S Martin 6, Swallow, GS Woodpecker, Whitethroat, Linnet 2, Wood Pigeon 116 to north in straggly flocks, etc. (GR)
1030-1230 sunny 23c: Raven 3, Kestrel, L Egret 2, Heron 3, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing 5, Swift 6, Sand Martin 25.
Red-veined Darter 3, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer c12, Brown Hawker 4.
Common Blue 5, Holly Blue, Painted Lady 4, Peacock 6, Red Admiral 4, Comma 2, Ringlet, Speckled Wood 2, Hedge Brown 10, etc. (GR, RP)
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| Ringlet, Small Copper & Small Skipper 07/07 (GR) |
1000-1100 sunny 24c: L Egret, Heron 2, Lapwing, Swift 10, Sand Martin 12.
Red-veined Darter new site record, Common Darter, Black-tailed Skimmer c20, Brown Hawker 3, etc. Migrant Hawker at Rushall. (RP)
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| Rv Darter today (RP) |
1030 sunny 25c: Brown Argus new site record, Common Blue 3, Small Copper, Marbled White, Ringlet, Hedge Brown frequent, Meadow Brown common, Peacock 12, Red Admiral 3, Essex Skipper, Gv White, L White 2, etc. (RP)
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| Brown Argus today (RP) |
