Clouded Yellow & Wasp Spider

Cloudy, 26°, light WSW.

Bunk: Not a great deal today, Kingfisher and Lesser Whitethroat of note and just c20 Swallow, 1 Swift and 5 Chiffchaff.

Others had more luck with a Wasp Spider found by Phil Dyson at the Church and 2 Clouded Yellow Butterfly found by Richard B near the Lees.

Courtesy Richard Broughton

Courtesy Phil Dyson

River

Sunny, 29°, breezy SW.

Alan went out at a more sensible time of day.

Yellow Wagtail, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff and most of the usual suspects present.

Dragonflies: Emperor, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter, Ruddy Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damsel, Azure Damsel, Small Red-eyed Damsel, Southern Hawker, Brown Hawker and Willow Emerald.

Butterflies: Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Meadow Brown, Brown Argus, Common Blue and Peacock.

Arachnids: Wasp Spider.

Brown Hawker

Willow Emerald

Wasp Spider

Very little happening

Sunny periods, 22°, light WSW.

Even quieter than Wednesday along the Bunk with only Yellowhammer still singing. More about the Insects today.

Alan found a Common Redstart this morning but not able to relocate it this afternoon.

Blackcap, Common Whitethroat and Chiffchaff but little else of note.

Several Swift, Swallow and House Martin still hawking overhead Church road.  

Mammals: Short-tailed Vole.

Dragonflies: Beautiful and Banded Demoiselle, Common Blue Damsel, Azure Damsel, Brown Hawker, Southern Hawker and Common Darter.

Butterflies: Small Skipper, Large Skipper, Large White, Small White, Red Admiral, Peacock, Marbled White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown and Gatekeeper.

Arachnids: Wasp Spider.

AD & PC.

Gatekeeper

Wasp Spider courtesy Alan

Common Buzzard

Dragons & an Arachnid

 A few of Alan's photos from this week

Alan found 2 male Southern Migrant Hawker at the same site today

Wasp Spider

Brown Hawker egg laying

Migrant Hawker

Another warm one

Sunny, 28°+, light NNW.

Alan out at Lollingdon and a few other spots: Spotted Flycatcher, Common Redstart (m), Yellow Wagtail, Raven, Sparrowhawk and Little Owl.

Dragonflies: Emerald Damselfly.

Butterflies: Brimstone, Large White, Small White, Painted Lady, Red Admiral, Peacock.

Moths: Hummingbird Hawkmoth frequenting Alan’s garden recently.

Insects: Wasp Spider.

Emerald Damselfly courtesy Alan

Wasp Spider courtesy Alan

Death's Head

Cloudy at first then sunny, 16°, light NNE.

Much the same start as yesterday:

10+ Yellow Wagtail, 6 Grey Wagtail, 5 Tree Pipit and 3 Siskin over moving south.

Then the day settled down to birding: 1 Nightingale, 1 Barred Warbler and a Turtle Dove were the pick of the bunch, at least for me.

20+ Willow Warbler, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Common Whitethroat, 3 Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Pied Flycatcher, 6 Wheatear and 2 Whinchat.

1 Grey Heron, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Greenshank and a Whimbrel.

A light but steady passage of Swallow and 4 Swift.

The sea was very quiet again except for an early evening Arctic Skua that flew west.

Dragonflies: Emperor and Common Darter.

Butterflies: Large White, Small White, Common Blue, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, Speckled Wood and Meadow Brown.

Moths: Death’s-head Hawk-moth, Jersey Tiger.

Other: Wasp Spider, Oak Bush Cricket, Southern Oak Bush Cricket.

Death's-head Hawkmoth

 Oak Bush Cricket

Jersey Tiger above & below

Wasp Spider

Whitethroat