Still very warm today and chock full of people who have been entertained by nine dashing Hobbies and obliging Water Voles all day. Red Kite, two Marsh Harriers and a Buzzard have kept eyes skywards while the Ring Ouzel and Grasshopper warblers have remained present but elusive.
A Whinchat and two Wheatears were see first thing and a couple of Swifts passed over.
Even more insect life today with lots of Large Red and Blue-tailed Damselflies out on the trails along with several more Hairy Hawkers. The first Long-horn moths are out dancing and many Nomada parasitic bees that look like mini wasps were out looking for hosts.
And given this weekends interesting beetle episodes I thought that this Earwig was quite approriate!
Nomada bee
Longhorn moth
All images by me...
Howard Vaughan, Information Officer