Sunny spells with a few light showers, 21°, breezy WSW.
Fairly quiet out at Lollingdon still. A flock of at least 36 Mistle Thrush and the Lapwing still present.
11 Yellowhammer counted in song on the walk out, a couple of singing Corn Bunting plus Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat and Blackcap.
12 Swift drifted SW over the hill and 2 Swallow families comprising 11 birds also SW.
Mammals: Brown Hare.
Dragonflies: Beautiful and Banded Demoiselle, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker and Common Darter.
Butterflies: Large Skipper, Small Skipper, Essex Skipper, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Brown Argus, Common Blue, Holly Blue, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Small Tortoiseshell, Peacock, Comma, Marbled White, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Ringlet.
The field to the right of the long tunnel from the Bullshole is loaded with Thistles and other flowering plants and was attracting 15 species of butterfly today.
Small Tortoiseshell has been quite scarce this year, so good to see at least 6 today.
Brimstone
Peacock
Comma
Small Tortoiseshell
Red Admiral
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