All quiet except for Tigers

Cloudy, 20°, light SW.

Very quiet out at Lollingdon and the Bunk today.

A few Hirundine flocks moving through of both Swallow and House Martin. The only other migrants noted were c12 Chiffchaff and 2 Common Whitethroat. Other than that, all quiet.

Chiffchaff and Red Kite in the garden.

Mammals: Brown Hare.

Butterflies: a handful of Large and Small White, 4 Speckled Wood and 2 Meadow Brown.

Moths: Loren found a colony of Ruby Tiger moths on her allotment. At least 10 individuals seen and appear to have metamorphosed in one of the cold frames with some still in the pupa cycle.

Cooler

Cloudy, 24°, light to breezy WSW.

After yesterday’s record temperatures it was nice to get out in relatively cooler conditions.

Still somewhat quiet. Alan covered Lollingdon and the Bunk areas early this morning and I covered the Bunk this afternoon.

Gull numbers increasing in favoured areas with 2 Herring Gull, 14 Lesser Blackback Gull and 30-40 Black-headed Gull.

A few sightings of Chiffchaff, Common Whitethroat and Blackcap but most song appears to have ceased, apart from a few Yellowhammer still singing frequently.

Mammals: Brown Hare.

Dragonflies: Common Blue Damselfly & Common Darter.

Butterflies: Small Skipper, Large White, Small White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Peacock, Comma, Marbled White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper and Small Heath.

Alan’s grandson Thomas found a smart Ruby Tiger Moth.

Comma

Small White

Brown Hare courtesy Alan

Ruby Tiger Moth