Tuesday, 1 June 2021

Quiet start to June

Sunny, 24°, light ESE.

A walk out to the hill again today and proving pretty quiet.

The usual Common Whitethroat, Blackcap and Chiffchaff plus the regular Buntings present.

A Fly thru Turtle Dove seen to fly across the cattle field after being flushed by a low flying helicopter.

Mammals: Brown Hare & Short-tailed Vole.

Butterflies: Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Green-veined White, Orange Tip, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Peacock, Speckled Wood and Small Heath.

Another colony of Marsh Fritillary (3m & 2f) found near Cholsey on the Downs, per Tony Williams and a probable in Tony Rayner’s meadow.

Also a Lime Hawk Moth, Poplar Hawk Moth and Eyed Hawk Moth caught by Tony Rayner recently.

Starling
Large Red Damselfly mating by garden pond courtesy Bill Nicholls

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