Sunday 12th July 2020

0950 - 1250 sunny, 17-20c: Common Tern 2, Little Grebe, Mute Swan pair + 3, Lapwing 8, Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Buzzard, Rook 10, Blackcap 8, Chiffchaff 3, a few Swifts & Swallows, Greenfinch, Bullfinch.

Purple Hairstreak 2, Holly Blue, Red Admiral 6, Comma 3, Small Tort. 10, Peacock, Brimstone f, Large & Small Whites, Gv Whites, Small & Essex Skippers, Hedge Brown 5, Ringlets & Meadow Browns abundant, Speckled Wood 2, Vapourer, Cinnabar, Yellow Shell, Mother of Pearl, China Mark moth (e pallidata).

Brown Hawker 12+, Southern Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer m.  (GR/RP)

 Young birds: Black-headed Gulls, Little Grebe & Little Ringed Plover  (GR)

Saturday 11th July 2020

Morning, becoming sunny, 17c: Lapwing 12, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Heron, Raven, Swift 2, Swallow 4, House Martin, Blackcap 3, etc

Marbled White, Essex Skipper, Hedge Brown (Gatekeeper) 5, Red Admiral, Yellow Shell etc.  (RP)

Ramblers patch 1410 - 1450 sunny, 19c: Purple Hairstreak 2, Hedge Brown m, Ringlets & Meadow Browns, Essex Skipper, Small Skipper 2, Comma 5, Small Tort. 3, Large White 10+ including mating pair, Brown Hawker 4, Emperor dragonfly, etc.  Holly Blue 2nd brood (Winterley Ln).  (GR)

        Marbled White, Hedge Brown & Yellow Shell today (RP)

Friday 10th July 2020

0900 - 1100 cloudy, breezy 13c: Little Ringed Plover juv, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 8, Little Grebe 3, Cormorant, Heron 3, Mute Swan pair + 3, Kestrel, Swift 6, Swallow 4, House Martin 30+, Sand Martin 10, Willow Warbler, Whitethroat, Chiffchaff 3, Blackcap 4.

Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Gv White, Yellow Shell, Spotted Magpie (A.coronata).  (GR)

Gulls at landfill

Machinery at quarry

Thursday 9th July 2020

1030 - 1200 drizzle, 14c: Little Grebe pair + 2 juvs, Tufted 8, Coot 33, Lapwing 10, Swift 10, House Martin 35+, Swallow 4, Sand Martin 4, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff.

             Dog Rose, Meadow Brown, Shaded Broad-bar (GR)

Tuesday 7th July 2020

1030 - 1230 overcast, rainy, 16c: Hobby, Tufted 12, Little Grebe pair, Lapwing 24, Oystercatcher, Cormorant, Swift 30+, a few Martins & Swallows, Sedge Warbler in song at Boatmans Pool, Blackcap 2, Chaffinch 4.  (GR / RP)

A few Meadow Browns & Ringlets, Green-veined White, Shaded Broad Bar 2.

   Yellow-legged Gull, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gulls (GR)

Sunday 5th July 2020

1030 - 1215 windy, some sun, 18c: Yellow-legged Gull, LBb Gull 20, Lapwing 24, Oystercatcher, Common Sand., Little Grebe, Swift 5, Swallow 3, a few Blackcaps & Chiffchaff.

Purple Hairstreak, Comma, Red Admiral 2, Ringlets etc.  White-letter Hairstreak 2 at Rushall.

                     Essex Skipper & Ringlet (RP)

   White-letter Hairstreaks & Hummingbird Hawkmoth at Rushall (GR)

Friday 3rd July 2020

1030 - 1130 overcast, strong southerly, 15c: Hobby, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 22, Tufted 8, Little Grebe pair, 77 large gulls, mainly Lesser-blacks, Rook 33, Swift 50+, House Martin 20, Sand Martin 10.  (GR)

         Rooks, 'rosy' Magpie and Red Admiral on 2nd July (GR)

Thursday 2nd July 2020

1000 - 1230 sunny breaks, some rain, 18c: Mute Swan pair + 3, Cormorant, Little Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 23, Rook 35, Swift 5, Swallow 2, Col Dove 3, etc.

Marbled White, Essex Skipper, Peacock fresh out (early), Red Admiral, etc.  (RP / GR)

Potato Capsid bug (RP)

Harlequin Ladybird larva (RP)

Common Blue Damsels f&m (RP)

Tuesday 30th June 2020

1000 - 1220 cloudy, 16c: Pochard m, Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 31, Little Grebe pair, Common Tern, Pied Wagtail, Swift 40+, House Martin 10, Swallow 2, Sparrowhawk f, Buzzard,  Jay, Mistle & Song Thrush in song, Whitethroat 2, Blackcap 5, Chiffchaff 4, Linnet 3.

Comma, Small Tort., 5, Ringlet 5, Clouded Silver, etc.  (RP /

    Tree Bee, Comma and Small Copper, all seen during June (GR)

Sunday 28th June 2020

0945 - 1210 generally cloudy, windy 18c: Hobby, Red Kite, Sparrowhawk with prey, Buzzard, Kestrel m, Mute Swan pair + 3 cygnets, Pochard 3m, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 25, Heron 2, LBb Gull 17 juvs, Bh Gull 30, Swift 90+, House Martin 25+, Sand Martin 20, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff, Blackcap 2, Linnet 2.

A few Meadow Browns, Ringlets, Speckled Woods, Skippers, Cinnabars, Yellow Shells & Large White etc.  Hummingbird Hawkmoth at Rushall.  (GR / RP)

            Red Kite today, Song Thrush & Greenfinch (GR)

Figwort Sawfly 25th June (RP)

Tuesday 23rd June 2020

0930 - 1230 sunny to 23c: Little Grebe, Pochard m, Lapwing 11, Buzzard 2, Stock Dove 3, Swift 8, Swallow 2, Whitethroat 2, Chiffchaff & Blackcaps 6, Linnet 6, Bullfinch 2.

Small Skipper 6, Large Skipper 12, Red Admiral 2, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell 20+, Speckled Wood 4, Ringlets & Meadow Browns 40+, Small Heath, Small & Large Whites, Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet, Cinnabar 4, Yellow Shell, Grass moths, Brown Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, damselflies, Spotted Longhorn beetles 4.  (RP / GR)

 Spotted Longhorn, Five-spot Burnet, Snout moth, Cinnabar larvae (GR)

Sunday 21st June 2020

0950 - 1200 showery, some sun 16 - 20c: Little Grebe, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 12, Kestrel m, Sparrowhawk, Buzzard, Pied Wagtail, Swift 25+, House Martin 10, Sand Martin 4, Swallow 3, Jay, Song Thrush, Goldcrest, Blackcap 2, Chiffchaff 2, Bullfinch, Greenfinch 2, Linnet 2, Reed Bunting.

Ringlet 2, Meadow Brown 10+, Speckled Wood, Comma new brood, Small Tortoiseshell 20+, Peacock 100s of larvae, Large Skipper 10, Snout, Cinnabar 3 (& larvae), Silver Y, Black-tailed Skimmer, etc   (RP / GR)

          Male Kestrel and Peacock caterpillars today (GR)

Friday 19th June 2020

1000 - 1115 rain, 14c: Mute Swan pair +3, Tufted 16, GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe pair, Heron, Kestrel male swooped into bramble at ground level but missed prey item, Swift 20, Swallow 2, Sand Martin 3, House Martin 8, Blackcap, Chiffchaff.  (RP / GR)

      Pisaura Mirabilis spider with eggsac & Raven 14th June (RP)

Tuesday 16th June 2020

1150 - 1250 sunny breaks, 20c: Lapwing 48, Canada Geese 245 + goslings, Teal 2m, Tufted 6, Coot 33 incl young, Little Grebe pair, Cormorant juv, Heron 2, Pied Wagtail, Whitethroat, Blackcap 3, Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting 2. Bank (or Field) Vole.

Silver Y 3, Cinnabar 3, Speckled Wood 3, Meadow Brown, Large Skipper, etc.  (GR)

Monday 15th June 2020

1140 - 1400 fairly sunny, 22c: Little Grebe pair, GC Grebe, Teal 2m, Lapwing 25, Oystercatcher, Heron 3, Swift 3, Swallow 2, Mistle Thrush, Whitethroat, Blackcap 5, Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 3, Bullfinch.

Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell 70+, Meadow Brown 20, Speckled Wood 3, Small Heath 3, Large Skipper 20, Small White 6, Large White, Black-tailed Skimmer, Burnet Companion, Cinnabar adults & larvae.  (GR)

Bracket Fungus on Elder

Sunday 14th June 2020

0940 - 1045 overcast, breezy 15c: continuing quiet, Mute Swan pair + 3 cygnets, Tufted 6, Coot 6+ juvs, Oystercatcher, Lapwing 11, Grey Wagtail, Collared Dove, Buzzard, Greenfinch 3, a few Swifts, Swallows, Chiffchaff & Blackcap.  (RP)

Heron on 2nd June (GR)

Tuesday 9th June 2020

Swag still being oxygenated with pumps. 1030 - 1200 generally cloudy, 15c: Rook 2, Buzzard, Swift 4, Swallow 2, Willow Warbler 3, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Greenfinch 5, Mistle & Song Thrush in song, Reed Bunting pair + young at nest, Heron, Mute Swan pair + 3 cygnets still.  Also Bank or Field Vole.

Small Tortoiseshell 5, Cinnabar, Yellow Shell 3, Degeers Longhorn.