Friday 31st July 2015

0950 - 1130 sunny, to 20c : Cormorant 3, Greylag, Mute Swan 2, Heron 2, GC Grebe, Moorhen, Coot 15 incl young, Canada's 150+, Mallard 50+, Tufted 2, Lapwing 26, Oystercatcher, LBB/Herring gull 80+, YL Gull, BH Gull 70, Rook 2, C Crow 3, Jackdaw 5, Magpie 8, Pied Wagtail, Starling 20 incl juvs, Blackbird 3, Robin, Wren 2, Dunnock, Chiff/Willow 3, Swallow, House Martin 2, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 3, Great Tit, Blue Tit 2, Long-tailed Tit 2 + 3 juvs, Wood Pigeon 35+. Pergrine Falcon over at 1645 on Wednesday.

Also seen - Comma, Small Tortoisehell 8, Hedge Brown 26, Meadow Brown 7, Speckled Wood 2, Ringlet 2, Large Skipper, Small Skipper 5, Essex Skipper, Large White, Green-veined White 2, Small White 6, Holly Blue (summer brood), Six-spot Burnet 12, Shaded Broad-bar, Yellow Shell, Grass Pyralid 6, Brown Hawker dragonfly 2, Common Blue Damselfly. Photo's show Comma, mating pair of 6-spot Burnets (female just out of the cocoon), Small Tortoiseshell at creeping thistle and Brown Hawker.