Date: 8th July 2023
Time: from 7:15 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 20°C to 23°C
I had another visit to the site this morning, primarily to record and photograph butterflies and dragonflies and damselflies. I had an early start since it was already extremely warm at 7 a.m.
It proved to be an exceptionally good visit again which included 5 additions to my 2023 site list for butterflies: Purple Hairstreak, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet, Essex Skipper, Small White
I recorded the following during my visit ….
Southern section between “Hilly Road” and St. Nicholas Lane: Purple Hairstreak (1), Marbled White (at least 5), Small Skipper (at least 2), Essex Skipper (at least 2), unidentified “golden skipper” species (Large Skipper and/or Small Skipper and/or Essex Skipper) (at least 20), Red Admiral (1), Speckled Wood (1), Gatekeeper (1), Meadow Brown (at least 15), Large White (1), Ruddy Darter (1 female)
Photo: Purple Hairstreak
Photo: Marbled White
Photo: Marbled White
Photo: Marbled White
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Small Skipper
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Essex Skipper
Church and cemetery: Small Tortoiseshell (1), Marbled White (at
least 10), Red Admiral (1), unidentified “golden skipper”
species (Large Skipper and/or Small Skipper and/or Essex Skipper) (at least 5), Meadow Brown (at least 5), Black-tailed Skimmer (1 male), Ruddy Darter (1 female), unidentified darter species (Common Darter and/or Ruddy Darter) (3 females), large
dragonfly species (possible Emperor Dragonfly) (2)
Wooded area at the end of the track from Larkins Tyres: Ringlet (2)
Northern section and pond: Marbled White (4), Small Skipper (at least 2), Essex Skipper (at least 2), unidentified “small skipper” species (Small Skipper and/or Essex Skipper) (at least 25), Small White (1), unidentified “white” species (Large White and/or Small White) (at least 5), Meadow Brown (at least 20), Emerald Damselfly (6), Azure Damselfly (at least 2), unidentified “blue” damselfly species (Azure Damselfly and/or Common Blue Damselfly) (at least 30), Blue-tailed Damselfly (at least 2), Emperor Dragonfly (2), unidentified darter species (Common Darter and/or Ruddy Darter) (1 male and 2 females)
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Essex Skipper
Photo: Small White
Photo: Small White
Photo: Emerald Damselfly
Photo: Emerald Damselfly
Close to the pond, I also photographed a moth which I subsequently identified from the Internet as a Brown China Mark.
Bird activity was again reasonably subdued but I did record the following: Common Whitethroat (1 singing male heard in the area behind Larkins Tyres but unseen), Blackcap (4 singing males heard but none seen), Chiffchaff (4 singing males heard but none seen), Great Spotted Woodpecker (1 seen perched and calling in the southern section of the site)
I also recorded a single Grey Squirrel.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Site totals for 2023 to date (2022 totals in brackets):
Total species list for the site:
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