A little livelier

Cloudy with a few sunny spells, 20°, breezy W.

Still rather quiet although a bit more activity along the Bunk line.

At least 1 Spotted Flycatcher near CSW and several Chiffchaff and Blackcap around.

Still a reasonable passage of Hirundines happening with 40+ House Martin, 30+ Swallow and a single Sand Martin noted.

A Little Owl heard calling and 2 Kestrel present and a stream of around 100 Starling all moving south!

Nuthatch and Coal Tit still regular visitors to the garden.

Dragonflies: Banded Demoiselle, Southern Hawker & Common Darter.

Butterflies: Large White, Small White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Peacock, Gatekeeper & Meadow Brown.

Chiffchaff ↕

Hornet Hoverfly

Quiet times

Mainly cloudy with a few sunny spells, 21°, light S.

A rather uneventful walk out to Lollingdon and back today. A Goldcrest singing along Cholsey brook and a flyover Yellow Wagtail at Little Lollingdon.

Nothing much changed.

Common Tern along the Thames today. Per Alan.

Mammals: Brown Hare and Roe Deer.

Dragonflies: Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly (Alan).

Butterflies: Large Skipper, Small Skipper (Alan), Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood and Meadow Brown.

Moths: Cinnabar, Scarlet Tiger (Alan), both these moths being noted frequently.

Insects: Stag Beetle (Alan), a lot of records in Cholsey this year. Good news, and a Hornet Mimic Hoverfly out at Lollingdon.

Common Tern (courtesy Alan Dawson)

 Stag Beetle (courtesy Alan Dawson)

 Brown Hare (again, running away)

 Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

 Large Skipper (courtesy Andrew McBirnie)

Scarlet Tiger (courtesy Alan Dawson)

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly

Photo courtesy Alan Dawson

A bit quiet!

Mainly cloudy, 17°, light WNW.

2 Raven briefly on the hill before continuing westwards, the Common Redstart still present and a Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Mistle Thrush, Green Woodpecker and 2 Kestrel.

Another Willow Warbler heard in partial song near the village and a couple of Blackcap and Chiffchaff noted.

Several small flocks of Swallow and House Martin moving south.

Mammals: Brown Hare and Roe Deer.

Dragonflies: Common Darter.

Butterflies: Brimstone (1), Large White, Small White, Green-veined White (2), Small Blue (1), Painted Lady (3), Red Admiral (2), Gatekeeper and Meadow Brown.

Hornet Mimic Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria)

Painted Lady