Date: 10th June 2026
Time: from 8:30 a.m.
Weather: dry, sunny/cloudy, light wind, 11°C to 14°C
Whilst it was relatively cool this morning, I hoped that the sunshine would still produce sightings of butterfly, dragonfly and damselfly species. When I arrived at the reserve, it wasn’t just cool but also cloudy!
With regard to butterfly species, it was therefore another disappointing visit in terms of numbers seen but I did manage to add the following to my 2026 site list: Large Skipper (1), Comma (1), Red Admiral (1)
I also recorded Meadow Brown (1) and Blue-tailed Damselfly (2)
The notable birds seen during my visit were as follows ….
Blackcap: 1 singing male seen, 2 other singing males heard, 2 females and 1 juvenile seen
Chiffchaff: at least 5 singing males heard but none seen
Moorhen: 1 seen very briefly on Meadow Pond
Mallard: 1 seen flying over the woodland between the Eastern Meadow and Puckles Pond
With regard to mammals, I saw 4 Grey Squirrels: 2 in the woodland behind Willow Pond and another 2 in the woodland between the Eastern Meadow and Puckles Pond.
Species recorded during this visit were as follows (heard only records in italics):
Here are some photos from my visit ….
Photo: Large Skipper
Site totals for 2026 to date (2025 and 2024 totals in brackets):
Total species list for the site:
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