Quiet times

Sunny, 25°, breezy S.

Bunk area:

A bit samey out there today. a Lesser Whitethroat still singing well plus the several Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff and Yellowhammer. 20+ House Martin and several Swallow, Sand Martin and Swift feeding overhead.

Mammals: Common Pipistrelle and Noctule after 21:30.  

Dragonflies: Banded Demoiselle and Common Blue Damsel.

Butterflies: numbers still low: Large Skipper, Large White, Small White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Marbled White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown and Small Heath.

Others: Stag Beetle.

Lollingdon & Garden

Sunny, 24°, light SE.

Lollingdon: again very quiet, 6 singing Yellowhammer, several Blackcap, Common Whitethroat and Chiffchaff and a Raven over was about all worth noting.

Mammals: Short-tailed Vole.  

Dragonflies: Banded and Beautiful Demoiselle.

Butterflies: Large Skipper, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White, Speckled Wood and Meadow Brown.

Recently:

2 Muntjac Deer in garden regularly, up to 3 Hedgehog every night. Confirmed by Trail Cam.

Common and Soprano Pipistrelle recorded on several nights with Bat detector. A young Robin in garden and 2 Great-spotted Woodpecker very frequent in garden and the Song Thrush still singing regularly and that is since mid-December last year.

Small Tortoiseshell

Large Skipper

A few Poppies in a sea of barley

All rather quiet

Sunny spells, 17°, breezy WSW.

Very much the same as Wednesday along the Bunk: Lesser Whitethroat still singing regularly. As are several Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Yellowhammer etc. around the same number of Swallow, House Martin, Sand Martin and Swift noted but little else.

Dragonflies: several Common Blue Damsel and a 4-spot Chaser.

Butterflies: Large Skipper, Small White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Marbled White and Speckled Wood.

This tiny Beetle landed on the back of my hand but unable to positively ID it. 3-4mm long and all black. Any ideas welcome.

Thanks to John Lindley and 1 other for confirmation.

Plagiodera versicolora.

Bunk

Mainly cloudy with a few light rain showers, 17°, moderate WSW.

Bunk area:

Pretty quiet, a Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Common Whitethroat, 6 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 7 Yellowhammer, a Yellow Wagtail, 30+ House Martin, 20+ Swallow, several Sand Martin and Swift, a Hobby, a Jay, 23 Lesser Blackback Gull and 2 Black-headed Gull.

Dragonflies: a handful of Common Blue Damsel.

Butterflies: Peacock, Meadow Brown and Small Heath.

Cholsey Marsh and the Lees.

Cloudy with frequent sunny spells, 19°, breezy W.

Cholsey Marsh and the Lees.

Cuckoo, Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, c20 Sedge Warbler, 4 Garden Warbler, 6 Blackcap, 5 Common Whitethroat, 4 Chiffchaff, 7 Reed Bunting, 3 Yellowhammer, Swift, Swallow, House Martin, Black-headed Gull etc. (some species noted at both sites).

Yesterday, a Peregrine and a Sparrowhawk over the garden, plus 36 other species noted in or from the garden.

Mammals: at least 2 Common Pipistrelle flying around the garden this evening.  

Dragonflies: Banded and Beautiful Demoiselle, Large Red Damsel, Azure Damsel, Common Blue Damsel and 4-spot Chaser.

Butterflies: still few on the wing, Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Peacock and Meadow Brown.

Sedge and Reed Warbler

2-spot Ladybird

Buff Ermine ?

Common Blue Damsel

Chicken of the Woods

Reed Bunting