Little Owls Are BACK !

Date spotted: 8th August - 1PM

Location: Newton St Loe - Zones 1,3,4,5

Observation: A longer walk that normal today proved worth it! Seen our first 2 Ravens, noticed a weird call sounded almost like a pig or wild board upon getting closer, Crow came to mine but it was too powerful so Raven sounded likely, we played the saved noise on our phone and it was the exact same noise to the Raven noise. We waited and the pair kept flying around the tree's and dispersed east, we carried on walking as we walked down the hill behind us we seen the pair flying around and flew back where they were! Couldn't get any pictures but were defiantly a pair maybe even 3. We walked out to the Lake, and the Little Owl pair are back! Last seen 9th April, we thought they had moved on, but they are both flying into nest hole after hunting, their is squawking coming from the nest but unsure on amount of chicks in there. Very successful walk!

Weather: Cloudy, Some Sun + Warm

Other Species: Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-Tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Buzzard, Kestrel, Mallard, Moorhen, Coot, Mute Swan, Grey Heron, Little Owl, Crow, Jackdaw, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Raven, Rook, Robin, Grey Wagtail

Butterflies: Large White, Small White, Brimstone, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell  Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Comma

 

Butterflies + Waders @ Slimbridge !

Date spotted: 6th Aug - All Day

Location: WWT Slimbridge

Observation: Spoonbill still present at South Lake, not very active and led down at back of main pool. Very photogenic Reed Warbler, Whitethroat and Lapwing around the site, which was a nice surprise! Quite a few butterflies including a Silver-Y moth, Brimstone and a few Red Admiral which is a first for us! Lots of Small/Large Whites, Peacocks, Tortoiseshell and Comma's also!

Weather: Broken Cloud, Sunny + Warm

Other Species: Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, Lapwing, Reed Warbler, Buzzard, Marsh Harrier, Green Sandpiper, Spoonbill, Shelduck, Mallard, Common Tern, Moorhen, Coot, Black-Tailed Godwit, Tufted Duck, Collared Dove, Wood Pigeon, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Barn Swallow, House Martin, Whitethroat, Great-Crested Grebe
Butterflies: Green-Veined White, Small White, Large White, Brimstone, Silver-Y Moth, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell, Meadow Brown, Comma, Red Admiral

 

Butterflies + Cygnets !

Date spotted: 1st August 2013 - 2PM

Location: Newton Park Lake - Zones 1,2+5

Observation: Mute Swan + Cgynets all doing well still five cygnets. Feeding for themselves on lake now. We also spotted a bigger number of Grey Heron's on the lake, which means the 2 adults have successfully bred this year with 2 young. 

Weather: Blue Sky, Hot, Some Wind

Other Species: Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Dunnock, Barn Swallow, House Martin, Buzzard, Crow, Jackdaw, Mute Swan, Mallard, Coot, Moorhen, Grey Heron, Black-Headed Gull, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, 

Butterflies + Dragonflies:

Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White, Gatekeeper, European Peacock, Common Blue Damselfly, Red Darter, Green Damselfly

Clouded Yellow Butterfly

Date spotted:31/07/2013

Location: Zone 3 -river avon loop

Observation: went looking for butterflies and found Clouded yellow !! -common blue-large,small whites,rinlets,comma,peacock,few damselles and a great buzzard !

Weather: cloudy overcast ,then bright hot,hot sunshine

Other Species: Buzzard,starling,house sparrow,barn swallow(only around 20 swallows and sparrows also low,farm moved out  maybe reason ?)
swan,morhens,lost of goldfinch around .