Date: 28th July 2024
Time: from 11 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny, light wind, 21°C to 23°C
The main purpose of my visit this morning was to again record and photograph butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies.
This morning, I only visited the southern section of the site including the path through the woodland and scrub from my flat to “Hilly Road”, “Hilly Road” itself leading from the St. Nicholas Church down towards St. Nicholas Lane and the grassland and hedges bordering St. Nicholas Lane.
I recorded the following during my visit:
Woodland and scrub from my flat to “Hilly Road” – butterflies: Speckled Wood (at least 10), Gatekeeper (at least 10), Small White (at least 15)
Woodland and scrub from my flat to “Hilly Road” – dragonflies and damselflies: Ruddy Darter (2), unidentified hawker species but possibly Brown Hawker (5)
“Hilly Road” – butterflies: Peacock (2), Comma (1), Speckled Wood (1), Gatekeeper (3)
Grassland and hedges bordering St. Nicholas Lane – butterflies: Common Blue (4), Gatekeeper (at least 50), Meadow Brown (at least 5), Small White (1)
Grassland and hedges bordering St. Nicholas Lane – dragonflies and damselflies: Ruddy Darter (3)
Surprisingly and disappointingly, Marbled Whites and “golden” skippers (Large, Small and Essex) were conspicuous by their absence from the grassland bordering St. Nicholas Lane. I normally see these in good numbers in July.
Generally, but as expected during the summer months, birds were more difficult to see and hear and I only recorded 10 species!
However, this did include a Common Buzzard flying over St. Nicholas Church, a calling Sparrowhawk and a single Chiffchaff in the wooded area between my flat and “Hilly Road” and a party of c.15 “screaming” Swifts seen from the bottom of “Hilly Road”.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Swift
Common Blue
Ruddy Darter
Here are some photos from my visit ….
Photo: Comma
Photo: Comma
Photo: Peacock
Photo: Small White
Photo: female Ruddy Darter
Photo: female Ruddy Darter
Photo: female Ruddy Darter
Photo: female Ruddy Darter
Photo: female Ruddy Darter
Photo: feather .... species?
Photo: carcass .... species?
Site totals for 2024 to
date (2023 totals in brackets):
Birds
= 40 (47)
Total species list for
the site
Birds = 65
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