Sunny spells, showers, 19º, light to moderate SW.
A couple of hours on the hill today and my first Clouded Yellow butterfly of the year.
Rain then stopped play.
3 Redstart (1 ♂ & 2 1stw)
on the hill today, there have been Redstarts on the hill for over a month now
with at least 5 different birds present.
Also today were up to 8 Chiffchaff,
a Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Common Whitethroat, 1 Yellow Wagtail, c50 Linnet, c 20 Yellowhammer (2 flocks),
2 Kestrel and at one point there
were 3 Red Kite, 2 Buzzard and a Sparrowhawk in the air together.
TW noted a Raven over
the hill this morning.
2 Hobby over the garden
this afternoon and c30 House Martin
and c20 Swallow nearby.
Dragonflies; 1 Southern
Hawker, 2 Common Darter.
Butterflies; 1 Clouded
Yellow, several Small White, Speckled Wood and Small Tortoiseshell, 3 Meadow
Brown, 2 Gatekeeper, 2 Red Admiral, 2 Large White, 1 Common Blue.
Clouded Yellow
Redstart
Yellowhammer (Loren)
The rain on its way (Loren)
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