8th August 2009

Painted Lady - Sensory Garden near visitors centre

Common Blue

Peacock

Long-tailed Tit

26th June 2009

A Little Egret that appeared on the pond in front of the cafe briefly.

Marbled White

Marsh(?) Mallow

Meadow Brown

Female Mallard

25th June 2009

Bee Orchid, Common Spotted Orchid and Ringlet butterfly.

31st May 2009

2.30pm -5pm

An afternoon visit prompted by a phone call from Dave Ball to say he had found a Broad-bodied Chaser near the visitors centre. - The last of the 19 species of dragonflies / damselflies that I know to have occurred on the country park that I hadn't photographed....

Fortunately, the dragonfly was still there when I arrived and I managed to get a few reasonable photos... :-)male Broad-bodied Chaser - near visitors centre

30th May 2009

7am - 6pm, then moth trapping from 8.45pm - 1.20am

7am - 6pm

Highlights:

A pretty quiet day on the bird-front, good views of a Whitethroat and a Robin near the Marston Corner, and 2 Osytercatchers seen on the clubhouse Lawn

Red-veined Darters - 2 found by Dave Ball on the pond outside the cafe - possibly only the second UK sighting this year!

Also seen Large Red, Azure and Common Blue Damselflies, Hairy Hawkers, Four-spotted Chasers and a Black-tailed Skimmer

Moth Trapping

Absolutely brilliant!!

c15 Elephant Hawkmoths

3 Lime Hawkmoths

2 Eyed Hawkmoths

2 Privet Hawkmoths

1 Poplar Hawkmoth

(also a Barn Owl seen at beginning of moth trapping)

A few photos of a co-operative male Whitethroat - Marston corner of Stewartby Lake
Robin - Marston corner of Stewartby Lake Red-veined Darter - near cafeCommon Blue Butterflies

Large Red Damselfly
male Black-tailed Skimmer

Common Spotted Orchid - Stewartby LakeA few shots of Elephant Hawkmoths Poplar Hawkmoth
Eyed HawkmothLime Hawkmoths

Privet Hawkmoth

18th May 2009

My MVCP yearlist to date (118):

Black-necked Grebe
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Shelduck
Wigeon
Gadwall
Teal
Mallard
Garganey
Shoveler
Red-crested Pochard
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Scaup
Common Scoter
Red-breasted Merganser
Osprey
Red Kite
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Marsh Harrier
Kestrel
Hobby
Peregrine
Pheasant
Grey Partridge
Water Rail
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Snipe
Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Curlew
Whimbrel
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Caspian Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Iceland Gull
Kittiwake
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Sandwich Tern
Little Tern
Black Tern
Arctic Skua
Feral Pigeon
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Stock Dove
Turtle Dove
Cuckoo
Barn Owl
Swift
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
House Martin
Sand Martin
Swallow
Meadow Pipit
Grey Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Pied Wagtail
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Whinchat
Stonechat
Wheatear
Mistle Thrush
Blackbird
Fieldfare
Song Thrush
Redwing
Cetti's Warbler
Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
Reed Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Goldcrest
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Jay
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Siskin
Lesser Redpoll
Bullfinch
Linnet
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting

15th May 2009

Highlights:
Black Tern - 1 briefly on Stewartby Lake mid afternoon
3+ Green Hairstreak - Stewartby Lake near sewage works stream outlet
Newly emerged Four-Spotted Chaser - Sensory Garden
Cinnabar Moth - near boardwalk

Newly emerged Four-spotted Chaser climbing away from casing - Sensory Garden

List of the 88 species of bird seen in last two weeks (additions to my MVCP yearlist in bold):

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Cormorant
Grey Heron
Mute Swan
Greylag Goose
Canada Goose
Gadwall
Mallard
Pochard
Tufted Duck
Shelduck
Sparrowhawk
Buzzard
Marsh Harrier
Red Kite
Kestrel
Hobby
Peregrine
Pheasant
Grey Partridge
Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Lapwing
Redshank

Common Sandpiper
Whimbrel
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Herring Gull
Common Tern
Arctic Tern
Little Tern
Black Tern
Feral Pigeon
Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Stock Dove
Turtle Dove

Cuckoo
Barn Owl

Swift
Kingfisher
Green Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Skylark
Pied Wagtail
Yellow Wagtail
Wren
House Martin
Sand Martin
Swallow
Dunnock
Robin
Whinchat
Mistle Thrush
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Cetti's Warbler (heard only)
Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat
Skylark
Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Magpie
Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
Greenfinch
Goldfinch
Bullfinch
Linnet
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting