Nature Notes June

A dry, warm and sunny month - reported as the hottest and driest June of recent years.

SIGHTINGS
Birds:  Carrion Crows, Wood Pigeons, Stock Doves, Collared Dove, Jays, Jackdaws, Buzzards, Green/Great Spotted Woodpecker, Tawny Owl, Sparrowhawk, Black-headed/Common Gulls, Treecreeper, Dunnocks, Blackbirds, Song Thrushes, Robins, Wrens, Goldcrest, Coal/Blue/Great/Long-tailed Tits, Chaffinches, Goldfinches, Greenfinches, Bullfinches, Siskins, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps, Willow Warblers, Stonechats, Tree Pipits, Swallows.
Mammals:  Grey Squirrels, Pipistrelle Bats, Wood Mice, Roe Deer, Fox.
Reptiles/Amphibians:  Common Lizards, Slow Worm, Grass Snake.
Plants in flower:  Cranesbill, Foxglove, Cotton Grass, White Stonecrop, Cinquefoil, Tufted Vetch, Groundsel, Prickly Lettuce, Bog Asphodel.
Butterflies/Moths:  Large White, Holly Blue, Peacock, Ringlet, Large Skipper, Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Silver-Studded Blue, Meadow Brown, Holly Blue,
Insects:  Jumping Spider, Bees, Velvet Ants.
Pond Life:  Pond Skaters, Water Boatman, Sticklebacks, Frog
Dragonfly/Damselfly:  Four Spot Chaser, Azure, Large Red, Small Red, Beautiful Damoiselle.