Wednesday 4 July 2018

Butterfly day

Sunny….again, 25°, light SE.

Another warm one and a trek up to the Hill and plenty of butterflies around.

An unusual sighting of a singing Sedge Warbler on the hill today in one of the hedgerows. Not the usual habitat for a Sedge Warbler, maybe a bird on the way back?

Several Jay still being seen and heard with a couple in the meadow and a couple more the other side of the Bullshole.

More young Swallow on the wing with a flock of around 20 out at Lollingdon today, probably 3 family groups.

Apart from that all the usual stuff around.

A Barn Owl seen recently out at Lollingdon. Per TW.

Reptiles: several Common Lizard.

Dragonflies: Banded Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Emperor Dragonfly and Black-tailed Skimmer. Also Common Darter recently. Per GS.

Butterflies: Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Silver-washed Fritillary (per TW, first for a few years), Speckled Wood, Marbled White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown & Ringlet.

Moths: Scarlet Tiger.

Silver-washed Fritillary (library Pic)
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