Blue skies and high temperatures with a slight north east breeze ensured it was still very quiet birdwise here. The most unusual record today being a Meadow Pipit over the Country Park fields. The breeding birds are providing the main interest. 15 Greylag goslings and 6 Mute Swan cygnets at Walton Hall. The Wintersett Mute Swan cygnets are down to 4 from 6. A brood of 5 newly fledged Willow Tits were seen, appropriately, in the Willow Wood.
The heat is bringing out the insects with 2 Holly Blues being new for the year and the first Large Red Damselfly was found on Anglers Country Park. Brimstone and Small Copper butterflies were also out and good numbers of Common Blue Damselflies are appearing.
Moth trapping overnight produced two migrant species: Single Silver Y and Diamondback.
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