June 25th 2011

Rained all night so very few moths trapped but the predicted warm air at mid-day meant for a pleasant ride around the Grandborough Valley which produced 2 Lesser Whitethroat, 7 Whitethroat, 4 Blackcap, 2 Garden Warbler, Chiffchaff, 30+ Yellowhammer, 15 Linnet, 10 Skylark, 11 Reed Bunting and 2 Raven.
A look at the pond showed the female Goosander still present along with first summer and adult Yellow-legged Gull, Little Ringed Plover, Whitethroat, 2 Blackcap, 2 Yellow Wagtail, Hobby, 400 Swift, 5 Sand Martin, 2 Treecreeper and Goldcrest.
Butterflies included 4 Marbled White, 6 Meadow Brown, 8 Ringlet, 3 Large Skipper, 2 Small Skipper, 3 Speckled Wood and 2 Small Tortoiseshells plus 2 day flying Narrow-bordered Five Spot Burnet moths.

Richard