Friday, 30 August 2019

A quiet end to August

Mainly sunshine, 22°, breezy SSW.

A relatively quiet time today, a Common Redstart (m) on the south side of the hill and 2 Spotted Flycatcher on the north side.

Nearby, a single Blackcap and Common Whitethroat and several Chiffchaff.

The Great Egret seen on the 10th August was seen prior to that on a garden pond near Caps Lane.

Mammals: Brown Hare. A Barbastelle Bat recorded near East End farm in the last week. The detector records each fly past and Barbastelle was recorded most frequently followed by Common Pipistrelle and Noctule.

Dragonflies: Brown Hawker & Common Darter.

Butterflies: Large White, Small White, Red Admiral (1), Painted Lady (4), Speckled Wood and Small Heath (1).



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