Date: 19th June 2025
Time: from 7:15
a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, light
wind, 20°C to 22°C
Prompted by the success
of my last visit on 15th June 2025 and the very warm early morning weather, I had another visit to
the site with butterflies and dragonflies and damselflies being
my main target groups of species.
It proved to be another
very successful visit and I recorded 4 new species for the site
for 2025: Marbled White (at least 10), Small Tortoiseshell
(1), Ringlet (1), Common Blue Damselfly (at least 1 but possibly
more with c.5 Common Blue and/or Azure Damselflies seen but
identification not confirmed)
During my visit, I
recorded 11 butterfly species and 6 dragonfly/damselfly species. The
number of butterfly species that I have recorded in 2025 (19) is already
in excess of that recorded in 2024 (17).
The other highlights
during my visit were as follows:
Swift: 1 “screaming” bird seen
flying high over the church
Chiffchaff: singing male
seen in the northern section of the site, another bird seen feeding around the
pond in the northern section of the site plus 5 unseen singing males
Blackcap: male and female seen
in the northern section of the site plus 4 unseen singing males
Goldcrest: singing male heard in
the wooded area between the access track from Larkins Tyres and the eastern
section of the cemetery
Stock Dove: calling male heard in
wooded area at the far end of the northern section of the site and another
calling male heard in the wooded area in the southern section of the site
Green Woodpecker: 1 seen in the eastern
section of the cemetery
Great Spotted
Woodpecker:
calling bird seen flying high over the northern section of the site and another
seen in the western section of the cemetery
Blue Tit: at least 20 (including many
juveniles) seen feeding around and bathing in the pond in the northern section of
the site
Robin: 4 juveniles seen
along the access track from Larkins Tyres
Butterflies (in addition to the above): Large Skipper
(at least 4), Small Skipper (at least 8), Essex Skipper (at least
1), unidentified “golden skipper” species (at least 50), Comma (1), Holly
Blue (1), Meadow Brown (at least 65), Large White (at least
5), Small White (at least 2)
Dragonflies and damselflies (in addition to the above): Emperor Dragonfly
(1),
Four-spotted Chaser (2), unidentified darter species (3), Common Blue
and/or Azure Damselflies (c.5), Blue-tailed Damselfly (1)
Species recorded during
this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Swift
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Blue Tit
Robin
Wren
Dunnock
Song Thrush
Blackbird
House Sparrow
Starling
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Jay
Magpie
Stock Dove
Woodpigeon
Herring Gull
Marbled White
Small Tortoiseshell
Ringlet
Large Skipper
Small Skipper
Essex Skipper
Holly Blue
Comma
Large White
Small White
Meadow Brown
Five-spot Burnet
Burnet Companion
Emperor Dragonfly
Four-spotted Chaser
Common Blue Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Unidentified darter
species
Here are some photos
from my visit:
Photo: Marbled Whites
Photo: Marbled Whites
Photo: Small Tortoiseshell
Photo: Small Tortoiseshell
Photo: Small Tortoiseshell
Photo: Ringlet
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Large Skipper
Photo: Large Skipper
Photo: Large Skipper
Photo: Large Skipper
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Small White
Photo: Small White
Photo: Meadow Brown
Photo: Meadow Brown
Photo: Holly Blue
Photo: Comma
Photo: Comma
Photo: Four-spotted Chaser
Photo: Four-spotted Chaser
Photo: Four-spotted Chaser
Photo: Four-spotted Chaser
Photo: Common Blue Damselfly
Photo: Five-spot Burnet
Photo: Five-spot Burnet chrysalis case
Photo: Five-spot Burnet
Photo: Five-spot Burnets
Photo: Burnet Companion
Site totals for 2025 to
date (2024 totals in brackets):
Birds = 43 (49)
Mammals = 3 (3)
Butterflies = 19 (17)
Dragonflies and
damselflies = 7 (11)
Reptiles = 0 (0)
Amphibians = 0 (0)
Total species list for
the site
Birds = 69
Mammals = 7
Butterflies = 25
Dragonflies and
damselflies = 14
Reptiles = 1
Amphibians = 0
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