Friday 29 July 2016

Friday 29th July 2016

1000 - 1100 cloudy, 19c : Lapwing 3, Little Ringed Plover juv, Cormorant 2, Heron 2, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Tufted 4, Moorhen 4, LBb Gull 27, Bh Gull 111, Collared Dove 6, Sedge Warbler 2 + 3 juvs (photo), Sand Martin 3, Swallow, Swift, Buzzard, etc. Also seen Meadow Brown, Hedge Brown, Brown Hawker 2, Small White numerous.

Monday 25 July 2016

Monday 25th July 2016

1000 - 1100 sunny breaks, breezy, 18c : Sedge Warbler, Chiffchaff, Swift, SWallow 3, House Martin, Sand Martin 12, Collared Dove 3, Linnet pair, Jackdaw 5, Green Woodpecker, Pied Wagtail 3, Lapwing 19, Heron 2, Cormorant, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Moorhen 4 + chick, LBb Gull 12, Bh Gull 100+, Buzzard 2, etc.

Thursday 21 July 2016

Thursday 21st July 2016

1230 - 1330 sunny & fine, 24c : Common Sandpiper 2, Lapwing 37, Oystercatcher, Common Tern, LBb / Herring Gull 25, Bh Gull 100+, GC Grebe, Heron 2, Cormorant, Mute Swan 2 + 2, Pied Wagtail 3, Willow Warbler still in song, Chiffchaff 3, Swallow 3, Green Woodpecker 1 + 2 juvs, Jackdaw 13, Robin 2 juvs, Wren, Dunnock, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 3, Greenfinch. Also seen - Six Spot Burnet 4, Speckled Wood 3, Ringlet 8, Hedge Brown 25+, Meadow Brown 6, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Green-veined White 2, Small & Large Whites numerous, Brown Hawker 2, Broad-bodied Chaser m.
Cormorants & Heron on 18th July. .

Monday 18 July 2016

Monday 18th July 2016

1020 - 1140 sunny, 22c : Cormorant 2, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Heron 2, Moorhen 3, Coot 20+, Lapwing 5, Black-headed Gull 51 + another 150 in the air, LBb Gull 10, Swift 12, Swallow 7, House Martin, Willow W/Chiffchaff 6 incl. young birds, Whitethroat pair, Linnet, Goldfinch 2, Greenfinch, Long-tailed Tit 5, Wren 2, Blackbird 2, Buzzard, Sparrowhawk. Also seen - Comma, Red Admiral 2, Small Tortoiseshell 6, Hedge Brown numerous, Ringlet numerous, Speckled Wood 3, Meadow Brown 5, Small Skipper 2, Small & Large Whites numerous, Brown Hawker 4, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Spotted Longhorn Beetle 3, Meadow Grasshopper 10+. A Ring-necked Parakeet flew over Barns Lane at 1950 towards the Swag. Site species number 100 for the year!
Comma, Red Admiral, Small Tort & Spotted Longhorn Beetle today.

Saturday 16 July 2016

Saturday 16th July 2016

1730 - 1800 overcast, 20c : Little Ringed Plover 2, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 3, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Tufted 5, Mallard 60+, Canada Geese 300+, Coot 10, Moorhen 2, Common Tern, Bh Gull 56, LBb Gull 16, Herring Gull 3, Swift 7, Swallow 3, Blackbird 5, Wren, also Small White 2.
Four Oystercatchers (2 juv. birds) at Aldridge (Branton Hill) on 11th July.

Sunday 10 July 2016

Sunday 10th July 2016

1150 - 1300 sunny breaks, 19c : Heron 2, Mute Swan 2 + 2y, Cormorant, GC Grebe 2, Canada Goose 200+, Mallard 80+, Tufted 9, Lapwing 22, Coot 15+, Bh Gull 35, LBb Gull 3, Sand Martin 15+, a few Swallows & Swifts, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat, Pied Wagtail, GS Woodpecker, Jay, Stock Dove, Dunnock, Blackbird, Wren, Buzzard, etc. Also seen - Hedge Brown (Gatekeeper) 3, Speckled Wood 3, Meadow Brown 4, Ringlet 15+, Large Skipper 2, Small Tortoiseshell 2.
Hedge Brown (males) today.

Wednesday 6 July 2016

Wednesday 6th July 2016

Linley Wood 1345 - 1515 fairly sunny, 19c : Cormorant over, Heron 2 over, Swift 3, House Martin 6, Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Nuthatch, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Bullfinch m + juv, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, a few Black-headed and Lesser Black-backed Gulls over. Also seen - Ringlet, Small White 4, Large White 3, Brown Hawker.
Cinnabar moth near Linley Wood 23rd June.

Tuesday 5 July 2016

Tuesday 5th July 2016

1015 - 1145 sunny between cloud, 17c : Cormorant, Lapwing 14, GC Grebe, Mute Swan pair + 2y, Tufted 15, Pied Wagtail 3, Reed Bunting, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Sand Martin 3, Swallow, Song Thrush, Stock Dove 5, Rook over, Goldfinch 3, Greenfinch, Linnet, Buzzard, Black-headed Gull 18, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, usual waterfowl. Also seen - Ringlet 21, Meadow Brown 9, Speckled Wood 5, Large Skipper 3, Small Skipper, Small Heath, Small White, Common White Wave, Latticed Heath, Yellow Shell, O. Lacunana micro 4, Blue Tailed Damselfly.
Ringlet & Small Heath.

Sunday 3 July 2016

Sunday 3rd July 2016

1530 - 1600 fairly sunny, 18C ; Common Tern, a few Bh & LBb Gulls, GC Grebe 2, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 2 young, Swallow 3, Swift 5, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Wren, plus usual geese & ducks. Also seen - Ringlet 2 & Cinnabar.
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet moth on 23rd June.