A walk out to the Lees area before the rain came and some good butterflies found today by others.
Around 20 Lesser Blackback Gull and 2 Black-headed Gull on a recently ploughed field along with a Rook and Jackdaw flock and a Yellow Wagtail over.
A Peregrine Falcon and a Sparrowhawk out by the Lees and a few Chiffchaff and Yellowhammer and 5 Reed Bunting along the “Long ditch”.
A reasonable passage of Swallows today c100.
And that was about it!
Alan along Bunk line. Several Yellow Wagtail, Common Sandpiper, good numbers of Swallow, a Raven, Lots of Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Chiffchaff and similar dragonflies and butterflies.
Dragonflies: Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker and Common Darter.
Butterflies: low numbers but some quality, Large White, Small White, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Small Heath.
Alan had a Painted Lady in his garden today, only the 2nd one this year as far as we are aware.
Tony Rayner has found a Chalk Hill Blue butterfly in his meadow today, the first record for a long time and another Clouded Yellow.
Also another scarce moth, a Tree Lichen Beauty.
Chalk Hill Blue (courtesy Tony Rayner)
Painted Lady (courtesy Alan)
Yellow Wagtail (courtesy Alan)
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
