There was no sign of the Great White Egret. 2 Redshanks and 2 Lesser Whitethroats were the only birds of note today. (Jim Plant)
Cudworth Common
On Les Corralls's walk this morning he heard a Cuckoo for the first time this year. A pair of Gadwall with 6 young were on the flashes. A pair of Ringed Plover and several Lapwing with their young were in the Symphony compound.
On my walk over the Common this afternoon, up to 10 Willow Warblers in addition to several Blackcaps and Whitethroats and 2 singing Coal Tits. A pair of Coot had 5 young on the bottom flashes and a Dabchick was singing from another nearby pond.
2m Brimstone and 1 Comma were the stand out butterflies.
Ferrymoor Flash (Sash pond)
2 Adult Cormorants were langiushing in a very large Willow overlooking the pond and a pair of Great Crested Grebes were present. (CG)
Storrs Mill - Ardsley Viaduct
Treecreeper, Green and Great Spot Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Sparrowhawk and male Grass Snake.
Butterflies included 95 S. Tortoishell, 46 Orange-tips, 1m Brimstone, 23 Speckled Wood and the first Small Copper of the year. (Chris Parkin)
Cudworth
My regular Pipistrelles were feeding over the garden at dusk, but just before they came out a strikingly beautiful blue, white-headed Budgie came and landed in a tree at the bottom of the garden and is roosting.
Cudworth
My regular Pipistrelles were feeding over the garden at dusk, but just before they came out a strikingly beautiful blue, white-headed Budgie came and landed in a tree at the bottom of the garden and is roosting.
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