Sunday, 8 June 2025
Park Corner Heath and Rowland Wood
A sunny, if slightly breezy, day in June. The hunt for Small Peal-bordered Fritillary meant a walk around this lovely reserve.
Almost immediately we saw a White Admiral. There were Meadow Browns and numerous Large Skippers. Some really splendid dragonflies eventually landed and revealed themselves to be Emperors and Golden-ringed. There were also Common Blue Damselfly.
The rambunctious Small Pearl-bordered Fritillaries were very active. Twice I saw them chasing Large Skippers.
Song Thrush, Blackbird, Chiffchaff and Garden Warbler song.
Two-banded Wasp Hoverfly
Saturday, 7 June 2025
The Lookout
A brief hiatus in the rainfall. Breezy and mild at Birling Gap, with the relatively angry sea quite loud on the hill.
Absolutely astonishing fruiting Alpine Strawberries. The Blackbirds and Jackdaws were certainly feeding on them, followed by our dog Bracken.
A large group of excited Linnets flew about, possibly two different fledged-families.
West Rise Marsh
The continuing unsettled weather meant wind and short periods of gentle rain at the marsh. The lake was dominated by Mute Swan, with a few Coot, Canada Geese, a couple of Tufted Duck and a lone Great Crested Grebe.
The reeds were full of Warblers,and Reed Bunting were everywhere.
Brief glimpses of Moorhen and Coot chicks. Swifts overhead and juvenile Starlings sitting on posts in their smart brown plumage.
Thursday, 5 June 2025
Fledging Great Tits, Hill Road
The fitful weather of this June briefly afforded some sunshine on Friday evening, just before the next rain system moved in.
The White Path is now heavily vegetated with Budleigha. There are some Aaron's Rod coming, with Common Toadflax and Hedge Woundwort in flower.
Urgent squawking and calling from the path-side revealed the broods of upto three different families of recently fledged Great Tits, spread along the route.
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