Sunday 12th July 2026

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)

Saturday 11th July 2026

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)

Brown Argus today (RP)

Tuesday 7th July 2026

1100-1300 sunny 25c:  L Egret 3, Lapwing 3, Bh Gull 12 (1 juv), Herring & LBb Gull c200, Collared Dove, Swift 2, Swallow 4, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff 2, Linnet 3.   (GR, RP)

Small Copper, Holly Blue 2, Peacock 20+, Red Admiral 5, Sml Tort, Painted Lady, Comma 3, Brown Hawker 3, Southern Hawker 2, etc.

Juv. Black-headed Gull today (GR)

Sunday 5th July 2026

1030-1200 cloudy/light sun 20c:  Ring-necked Parakeet 12 ex poplars, Oystercatcher 4, Little Egret 3, Little Grebe pair, Swift 6, Sand Martin 2, Song Thrush 5, Chiffchaff 3, Reed Warbler, Linnet 2, Greenfinch 2, Goldfinch 8+, etc.   (RP, GR)

Painted Lady 2, Peacock, Red Admiral 5, Comma 3, Speckled Wood 3, Ringlet 6+, Hedge Brown 6, Meadow Brown 10+, Small Skipper 20+, Large Skipper 2, Holly Blue 3, Vapourer, Cinnabar moth plus 100+s larvae.

Willow Emerald, Banded Agrion m, Black-tailed Skimmer 4 incl pair, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker, Small Red-eyed Damsel.

Banded Agrion, Small Red-eyed
Damsel & Willow Emerald today

Saturday 4th July 2026

1030 cloudy 19c:  Sand Martin 6, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 5, Little Egret 3, Mute Swan pair, Tufted 6, Black-headed gull 3 juvs and a few adults, Reed Warbler still in song, etc.   (GR)

Hedge Brown m

Puffball? growing in Poplar stump

Friday 3rd July 2026

1000-1200 sunny 20c:  Little Egret 5, Herring & LBb Gulls c200, little else of note.

Marbled White, Ringlet & Meadow Browns numerous, Hedge Brown 2, Speckled Wood 5, Holly Blue 2, Large Skipper 3, Small Skipper c20, Essex Skipper, Red Admiral 6, Small Tortoiseshell 3, Comma 6, Peacock 2, Gv White, Large White 2, Vapourer.

Southern Hawker 2, Brown Hawker 5, Black-tailed Skimmer 5 incl pair, Small Red-eyed Damsel.   (RP, GR)

Elephant Hawk & Vapourer
 moths @ Rushall

Saturday 27th June 2026

1030 light cloud, breezy 24c:  L Egret 4, Lapwing 2, Swallow 2, Swift, Reed Warbler 2, Whitethroat 2, Linnet, etc.  Red Kite over Rushall 1220.   

Painted Lady 2, Small Tort., Comma, Small Skipper numerous, Black-tailed Skimmer m.   (GR)  Marbled White 14 on 25/06.  (RP)

Egrets & Shoveler 22/06 (GR)

Monday 22nd June 2026

1045-1245 sunny 25c:  Little Egret 5, Shoveler 2m, Lapwing 21, Cormorant 2, M Swan 2, GC Grebe pair, Swift 3, Coal Tit, Whitethroat 3, Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs, Reed Warbler still in song, Linnet m, H Sparrow 2.  Red Kite over Rushall 21/06.

Scarlet Tiger moth, Mother Shipton 2, S Tortoiseshell 3, Comma new brood, Small Skipper 5, Meadow Browns & Ringlets, Banded Demoiselle, Welsh Chafers, etc.   (GR)

Muntjac Deer pair photo'd early this morning. (SM)

Scarlet Tiger & Banded Demoiselle
today (GR)

Friday 19th June 2026

0945 - 1100 sunny, breezy 22c:  Marbled White 2, Ringlet 2, Small Skipper 3, Large Skipper 2, Meadow Brown 10, Small Heath 8, Red Admiral, Large White 2, Common Blue m, Burnet Companion 4, Emperor dragonfly 4.

Also Willow Warbler 2, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff, Goldcrest, L Egret, Lapwing 2, Swift pair, House Martin.  (GR)

Marbled White (in flight shots)

Monday 15th June 2026

1100 cloudy 15c:  Little Egret 2, Heron 3 flew in, Swan pair, Gadwall, LR Plover, Lapwing, GC Grebe, Coal Tit, Whitethroat, Stock Dove 2, Parakeet.   (GR)

Gulls @ Highgate landfill (GR)

Friday 5th June 2026

1000 breezy 14c:  Reed Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Greenfinch 2, Mistle Thrush, Swallow, Oystercatcher 2, GC Grebe 2.

Also Large Skipper, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood 3, Degeers Longhorn moths 20+.   (RP, GR)

Large Skipper and
Peacock larvae today (RP)

Wednesday 3rd June 2026

1130 rainy 14c:  Common Tern, Swift 30, Swallow 15, House & Sand Martins 10, GC Grebe 2, LBb & Herring Gulls c100, Mistle Thrush, etc.   (GR)

Reed Warbler 31/05 (RP)

List of Dragonflies Recorded On Site

Common Blue Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly, Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Emerald Damselfly, Willow Emerald, Banded Demoiselle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Broad-bodied Chaser, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer, Emperor, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker, Migrant Hawker, Hairy Hawker, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter.

Sunday 31st May 2026

1030, sunny breaks 18c:  Raven, Stock Dove 4, Swift 3, House Martin. Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting.   (RP, GR)

Also Dingy Skipper, Common Blue 2, Painted Lady, Small Heath, Speckled Wood 4, Yellow Shell 5, Degeers Longhorn moth 5.

Degeers Longhorn & Painted 
Lady today (RP)

Saturday 30th May 2026

1000-1130 hazy 21c:  Gadwall pair, GC Grebe pair, Lapwing, Oystercatcher 2, Swift 3, Jay, Grey Wagtail, Reed Warbler 2, usual other warblers, Chaffinch 2.

Also Painted Lady 4, Peacock, Cinnabar 12, Black-tailed Skimmer, Hairy Hawker dragonfly (photo), Common Blue damsels, etc.  (RP, GR)

Wednesday 27th May 2026

1030 sunny, north-easterly 22c:  Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing, LR Plover, L Egret, GC Grebe pair, Swift, Reed Warbler 2, Whitethroat, Reed Bunting f, etc.   Also Painted Lady 2.    (GR)

Hairy Shieldbug on 25/05 (GR)

Sunday 24th May 2026

0930-1130 sunny 24c:  Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs, Goldcrest, Swallow 5, Swift 2, Lapwing, Little Grebe, Bullfinch m etc.

BB Chaser, Hairy Hawker dragonfly (verified from photo), Emperor Dragonfly 2, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Orange Tip m, Holly Blue 3, Welsh Chafers abundant.   (RP, GR)

Small Heaths and Common Blues were out on 20/05 (RP), and also a Barn Owl was seen quartering the west (horse) field earlier in the month. (S)

Hummingbird Hawkmoth 
@ Rushall 23/05

Reed Warbler today (GR)

Wednesday 20th May 2026

Cloudy 14c:  Yellow-legged Gull, GC Grebe 2, LR Plover, Reed Warbler, Swift, Swallow 3, House Martin 2.   (RP)

Yl Gull today (RP)

Sunday 17th May 2026

1000-1200 cloudy/rain 10c:  Dunlin, LR Plover, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcaps, Whitethroat 2, Goldcrest 2, Collared Dove, Jay, Coal Tit, Greenfinch, Chaffinch, Linnet 4, Reed Bunting m, Swift 3, Swallow 2, a few Sand & House Martins, GC Grebe 3, etc.   (GR, RP)

Dunlin & Gdn Warbler today (GR)

Friday 15th May 2026

1000 - 1215 fairly sunny, NW wind 8 - 11c:  House Martin 10, Sand Martin 8, Swallow 8, Swift 4, Buzzard 2, GS Woodpecker, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler 2, Coal Tit, Linnet pair, Reed Bunting in song, Mallard ducklings 13, Coot pair with 3 cootlets, Canada Geese goslings 15, etc.  (GR, RP)

Reed Bunting pair on 14/05 (RP)

Monday 11th May 2026

1115 showery 6c:  Common Sandpiper, LR Plover, Bh Gull, Sand & House Martins c25, Swallow 20, Swift, Raven 3 circling, usual 3 warblers, Bullfinch pair, Greenfinch, Linnet 4.   (GR)

Friday 8th May 2026

1015 fairly sunny 14c:  Teal pair, Gadwall pair, M Swan pair but nest deserted, LR Plover 2, Lapwing 3, L Egret, GC Grebe 3, M Pipit, Whitethroat, Blackcaps, Linnet pair.  (GR)

Swallow 12 & Sand Martin 30 on 06/05 (none today).  (RP)

Tuesday 5th May 2026

1030-1200 sunny NE wind, 12c:  Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap 2, Sand Martin 7, LR Plover, Oystercatcher, Little Grebe pair, GC Grebe pair.

Also Red Admiral 3, Orange Tip, Gv White 3.   (GR)

Red Admirals today (GR)

Sunday 3rd May 2026

1000-1130 overcast, 11c:  Red-legged Partridge flushed, Swift 12, Swallows, Sand & House Martins 30+, Reed Bunting 3, Meadow Pipit, Whitethroat 3, Blackcap 2, GC Grebe, etc.  (RP, GR)

Male Reed Bunting today (GR)

Friday 1st May 2026

0930 on, sunny 16-20c:  Bullfinch m, Goldfinches, House Martin 2, Swallow, Blackcaps & Chiffchaffs, Whitethroat 4, Grey Wagtail, Song Thrush 2, Rn Parakeet, GC Grebe 4, Common Sand., LR Plover 2, M Swan pair, etc.

Also Common Blue Damsel, Holly Blues, Comma, Peacock 4, Orange Tips & whites, Speckled Wood 3.  (RP, GR)

Male Emperor moths to pheromone
at Rushall (GR)

Wednesday 29th April 2026

1000-1130 sunny, NE wind 12c:  Red Kite, Greylag, Oystercatcher, Swallow 2, Whitethroat 3, Linnet, etc.

Also Holly Blue, Orange Tips, Gv White, Speckled Wood 3, Green Longhorn moths, Large Red Damselfly.  (GR, RP)

Large Red Damselfly

Tuesday 28th April 2026

1000-1145 overcast, NE wind, 8c:  Swallow 70, Sand Martin 25, House Martin, Blackcap 2, Linnet, House Sparrow 2, GC Grebe 2, LR Plover.  (RP, GR)

Black-spotted Longhorn beetle @
Sutton Park today (GR)

Monday 27th April 2026

13:30 sunny, W, 17c:  Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat 2, Blackcap m, etc.   (GR)

Wild (dog) Violets along the
footpath.

Thursday 23rd April 2026

1200-1330 sunny, breezy:  Whitethroat 2, Blackcap 4, Chiffchaff 3, LR Plover 2, Com Sand, GC Grebe 2.

Also Holly Blue, Orange Tip, Whites, Peacock, Speckled Woods etc.  (RP)

Buzzard and Whitethroat (RP)

Wednesday 22nd April 2026

1015 & later, sunny but easterlies 10 - 14c:  Whitethroat, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff 3, Swallow 4, Sand Martin 9, Grey Wagtail, LR Plover, GC Grebe 3, L Grebe, etc.

Also Peacock 3, Holly Blue, Orange Tip m & f, whites.   (GR)

Com Sand. 18/04 (RP)

Monday 20th April 2026

1015 on, sunny 14c:  Heron, GC Grebe pair, L Egret, Greylag pair, Oystercatcher 2, Swallow 2, Mistle Thrush, Willow Warbler, Chiffs & Blackcaps, Goldcrest, Chaffinch, etc.

Also Large White, Gv & Small Whites, Orange Tip 6m, Peacock 4, Speckled Wood 3, Holly Blue 4. 

"Pied" Crow today (GR)

Saturday 18th April 2026

1100 becoming cloudy 12c:  Linnet 2, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaffs & Blackcaps, Sand Martin 6, Song Thrush, GC Grebe 2, L Egret, Red Deer 4.  Peacock, Speckled Wood, Orange Tip 2, Gv White.  (GR)   Also Oystercatcher 2 and Common Sandpiper (5 on 17/04).  (RP)  LR Plover 2 present in afternoon  (MF)

Blackcap male today 

Thursday 16th April 2026

Common Sandpiper 2, Greylag, GC Grebe pair, L Grebe, Jay, Linnet 4.  (RP)

Grebe & Wood Pig today (RP)