The majority of June delivered wet and windy weather, with only a few dry days giving respite.
SIGHTINGS
Birds: Buzzards, Jackdaws, Carrion Crows, Wood Pigeons, Stock Dove, Cuckoo, Jays, Magpies, Black-headed Gulls, Green/Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Nightjars, Stonechats, Tree Pipits, Siskins, Chaffinches, Greenfinches, Goldfinches, Chiff Chaffs, Bullfinches,,Willow Warblers, Blackcaps, Goldcrest, Wrens, Song Thrushes, Mistle Thrushes, Blackbirds, Robins, Dunnocks, Coal/Blue/Great/Long-Tailed Tits.
Reptiles: Grass Snake.
Mammals: Roe Deer, Pipistrelle Bats, Grey Squirrels.
Butterflies: Large White, Holly Blue, Red Admiral.
Insects: Raft Spider, Pond Skater, Bees, Ladybirds.
Plants in flower: Low growing Gorse, Wild Geranium.
Damselflies: Small Red, Common Blue.
The sound of a Cuckoo was heard at the west end of Hazelwood.
In mid- June, two Nightjars were seen and heard on the central heathland by the Ranger, Will Holland.
The lack of colour on the Tit species is noticeable which emphasises the lack of caterpillars as a food source this year.
Berries have formed on fruit bearing shrubs and trees.
