A fantastic day started with a very early morning visit to the valley to check on the progress of the Barn Owls and managed to see several from three locations thanks to the local farmers granting me access on to there land. Moved on to the Spotted Flycatcher and Turtle Dove locations and they also seem to being doing well then as I was returning past Sawbridge a Little Egret flew over from one of the nearby fishing ponds. I continued wandering the various lanes between Willoughby and Draycote Water managing to find Treecreeper, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Buzzard 6, Lapwing 80, Stock Dove 8, Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer 18, Whitethroat 6 and Tree Sparrow.
Draycote Water had Common Tern 2, Little Gull first summer, Common Sandpiper, Green Woodpecker 5, Lesser Black-backed Gull 50+, Black-headed Gull 10 including the first returning juvenile and Buzzard 5. After coffee with Bob, Francoise and the Price's the temperature soared so I looked for butterfly's in the country park and had Holly Blue, Speckled Wood 4, Marbled White 23, Ringlet 60, Meadow Brown 50, Large Skipper 5, Small Skipper 8, Large White 6, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper 16, Small Copper and missed the Green-veined White. Also missed Mark Phillips who took this Gatekeeper photo this morning.
Also seen were Brown Hawker and Common Hawker.
Richard
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