Thursday 13th July 2023

1015 - 1245 fairly sunny, 21c:  Painted Lady, Red Admiral 8, Comma 9, Sml Tortoiseshell 8, Purple Hairstreak 2, Marbled White, Speckled Wood 2, Meadow Brown common, Hedge Brown & Ringlet abundant, Large, Small & Green-veined Whites frequent, Essex & Small Skippers abundant, Silver Y, Brown Hawker 5, Southern Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer 4, Hornet Hoverfly.

Mute Swan 8 + 3 cygs., Cormorant 2, Lapwing 21, Common Sand. 2, LR Plover possibly eaten by gull, Swift 4, Sand Martin 5, Swallow 3, Col Dove, Pied Wagtail pair + 2 juvs, Reed & Sedge Warblers in song, Greenfinch 2, etc.   (GR)

Painted Lady & Red Admiral
today (GR)

Comma & Hedge Brown
today (GR)

Tuesday 11th July 2023

Cloudy some light drizzle, 17c:  LR Plover 2, Lapwing 17, Swift 50, Sand Martin 30, Swallow 4, House Martin, GC Grebe pair, L Grebe 2 + 2 juv., Reed Warbler.  

Essex Skipper 4, Ringlet 6, Small Tort., Vapourer moth, etc.

Comma caterpillar 
pupating & chrysalis (GR)

Sunday 9th July 2023

1020-1220 sunny 21c:  Marbled White, Red Admiral 2, Comma 11, Hedge Brown 6, Large White etc.

Little Grebe pair + 2 juvs, GC Grebe pair, Lapwing 12, Cetti's Warbler, Whitethroat 4, Blackcap 5, Swift 8, Swallow etc.   (RP) (GR)

Common Centaury (GR)

Highfields Landfill

Thursday 6th July 2023

1020-1230 cloudy, breezy 17c:  Marbled White 15, Meadow Brown abundant, Ringlet frequent, Hedge Brown, Small Heath 2, Speckled Wood, Essex Skipper m, Small Skipper frequent, Large Skipper 2, Small White 2, Comma 2, Red Admiral, Narrow-bordered 5 spot Burnet, Blackneck, Shaded Broad Bar 10, etc.

Cetti's, Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Whitethroat, Goldcrest, Kestrel, Little Grebe 2 + 2 juv.   (GR / RP)

Essex Skipper & 
Shaded Broad Bar today (GR)

Marbled Whites today (GR)

Tuesday 4th July 2023

1100-1230 sunny/windy 17c:  Marbled White 2, Hedge Brown, Speckled Wood 8, Ringlet 6, Meadow Brown frequent, Red Admiral, Yellow Shell 10, Heart & Dart moth caught in web, Small Skipper 4.

Little Egret, Little Grebe 2 + juv., LR Plover 2, Mute Swan 8 + 3 cygs., Buzzard 2, Swift & Sand Martins 25, Sedge Warbler, etc.   

Marbled White today (RP)

Heart & Dart in web (RP)

Little Grebe juv. (RP)

Sunday 2nd July 2023

1000 - 1230 sunny breaks 18c:  Common Sandpiper, LR Plover, Lapwing c20, Swift 8, Swallow, Sand Martin 90, Kestrel m, Whitethroat 3, Reed Warbler, House Sparrow 20, Greenfinch, etc.

Hedge Brown m, M Brown common, Ringlet 10, Small Skipper 15, Comma 6, Small Tort. 6, Small White 3, Peacock larvae 15, Cinnabar, White Udea (lutealis), etc.   (RP / GR)

Common Sand. (GR)

Red Deer stag 22/06 (GR)

Red-eyed Damsel 25/06

Thursday 29th June 2023

1020-1145 fairly sunny 18c:  Red Admiral, Small Tort., Ringlet frequent, M Brown abundant, Speckled Wood 2, Small Skipper a few, Green-veined White new brood, Silver Y, Black-tailed Skimmer 3, etc.

Canada Geese 250, M Swan 8 + 3 cygs, Little Grebe pair, Little Egret, Herring & LBb Gulls 180, Bh Gull 2 juvs, Lapwing 20, LR Plover 2, a few Swifts & Swallows, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat, Blackcap, Song Thrush, etc.   (GR)

Young Swallows 18/06 (GR)

Gv White & Ringlet (GR)

Wednesday 28th June 2023

1100 overcast 20c:  Common Sandpiper, Lapwing 30, Tufted 22, Swift 40, House Martin 2, Collared Dove pair, Whitethroat 2.   (GR)

Hummingbird Hawk @ Rushall (GR)

Marbled White 24/06 (RP)

Sunday 25th June 2023

Late morning, sunny/light cloud 26c:  Marbled White m (first one seen yesterday), Ringlet frequent, Meadow Brown common, Speckled Wood 2, Large Skipper 2, Small Skipper common, Common Blue m, Large White, Red Admiral, Comma, Silver Y 6, Burnet Companion 4, Blood-vein moth, Grass Pyralids abundant, Black-tailed Skimmer 20, Emperor 2, Red-eyed Damselfly 2.

Lapwing 25, Oystercatcher, Heron 3, Buzzard, Swallow 4, Swift 8, etc.   (RP / GR)

Blood-vein & Silver Y (RP)

Reed Warbler 15/06 (RP)

Thursday 22nd June 2023

1030-1210 sunny to 23c:  Comma 2 new brood, Red Admiral 2, S White, Small Skipper 6, L Skipper 4, Ringlet 10, M Brown 30+, Speckled Wood 2, Emperor Dragonfly, BT Skimmer 12, Brown Hawker, Welsh Chafer hundreds, Field/Meadow Grasshopper nymphs thousands.   Red Deer 3 stags.

Mute Swan cygnets down to 3. Also Grey Wagtail, Jay, Lapwing 29, Tufted 14, Reed,Sedge & Cetti's Warblers, etc.  (GR)

"rosy" Magpie on 10/06 (GR)

Wednesday 21st June 2023

Late morning, sunny 21c:  Cormorant 6, Heron 3, Little Egret, Great Grebe 2, Little Grebe 2, Lapwing 12, Sand Martin 3, Swallow 2, Swift 2, Reed Warbler.  Red Fox cub.

Red Admiral, Small Tort., Ringlet, M Brown, Large White, Small Skipper 2, Black-tailed Skimmer 20, Brown Hawker.   (RP)

Unknown fly
(poss. Greenbottle variant)

Sunday 18th June 2023

1030 - 1230 light cloud 20c:  L Egret 2, Lapwing 18, GC Grebe 2, L Grebe 2, Oystercatcher, Swift 14, Swallow 7 (5 juvs), Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat 2, Blackcap 2.

Also Black-tailed Skimmer 12, Banded Agrion 2, Small Tortoiseshell new brood, S Wood 2, M Brown 10, L Skipper, Cinnabar, Welsh Chafer Beetle dozens.   (RP / GR)

Banded Demoiselle & 
Black-tailed Skimmer (RP)

Saturday 17th June 2023

Late morning, dull 19c:  Heron 7, Cormorant 7, Lapwing 11, Oystercatcher 2, Mallard 2 pairs with 19 small ducklings, M Swan pair + 4, GC Grebe 2, Little Grebe 3, Reed Warbler 2, Sedge Warbler, Whitethroat 5, (no Cetti's again), Swift 6, Jay, etc.

Also Black-tailed Skimmer 5, Meadow Brown 10, Ringlet at Rushall.  (RP)

Welsh Chafers swarming 14/06

Minnows or Sticklebacks (GR)

Wednesday 14th June 2023

1030-1200 sunny 22c:  Red Admiral, Meadow Brown 6, Speckled Wood 3, Large Skipper, Yellow Shell 6.  Welsh Chafer beetles swarming on Sycamores.

Lapwing 13, Little Egret, Heron 4, Cormorant 7, M Swan 9 incl pair with 4 cygs, Swift 8, Willow Warbler 2, Reed Bunting 2, etc.   (GR)

Little Grebe juv &
Meadow Grasshopper (RP)

Sunday 11th June 2023

1000 - 1200 sunny to 25c:  Cormorant 14, Heron 3, Little Egret, Greylag 6, GC Grebe, Little Grebe juv, Lapwing 7, Jay 2, Buzzard, Swift, Sedge Warbler pair at nest.   

Also Banded Demoiselle, Emperor Dragon, Black-tailed Skimmer, Broad-bodied Chaser, Red-eyed Damselfly, etc.   (RP)

Sedge Warbler at nest

Cormorants & Greylags (RP)

Saturday 10th June 2023

1500 sunny, 28c:  Common Tern calling & fishing (despite stand-up paddle boarders being out), Lapwing 2, Grey Wagtail, Swift 2, Swallow, etc.   (GR)

Emperor & Red-eyed 
Damselfly (RP)

Carp in the Swag (RP)

Thursday 8th June 2023

Early afternoon, sunny, breezy 19c:  Lapwing 7 incl at least 1 juv, LR Plover 3, Heron 2, Mute Swan 11 + only 4 cygnets seen (pair with 7 cygnets on Rushall canal), Col Dove, Green Woodpecker heard, Jay,  Swift 4, House Martin 2, Swallow, etc.   (RP / GR)

Juv Black-headed Gull (RP)

Wednesday 7th June 2023

Midday, becoming sunny 16c:  Lapwing 7, Cormorant 6, M Swan 10 also 5 cygnets, Tufted 10, LBb Gull 55, Kestrel, Whitethroat 2, Cetti's, etc.   (GR)

Afternoon, sunny 19c:  Little Egret, Meadow Brown 3, Small Heath 3, Common Blue 6, Yellow Shell, Burnet Companion etc.   (RP)

Probable cantharis beetle (GR)

Saturday 3rd June 2023

Midday, sunny 18c:  Common Blue 6, Small Heath 6, Holly Blue, Small White 3, Speckled Wood, Yellow Shell 12, Burnet Companion 5, Small Magpie, etc.

Mute Swan pair + 5 cygs (photo's), Buzzard 2, Swift 4, Green Woodpecker, all 6 usual warblers.   (RP / GR)

5 deer in quarry (GR)

Thursday 1st June 2023

Mid morning, overcast 11c:  Mute Swan 8 + pair with 5 cygnets, Canada Geese 138 + 16 goslings, Oystercatcher 2, Lapwing, LR Plover 4, Common Tern 2 (photo's), Herring/LBb Gull 234, Swift 2, Buzzard, etc.   (GR)

Freshly hatched cygnets (GR)