30th May 2010 Downs

Went up onto the Downs with Doreen & Terry to photograph the Lady Orchid.

22nd May, 2004 Downs above Amberley

Visited the Downs above Amberley again with Doreen & David. Saw 1 Duke of Burgundy Fritillary, also about 10 Little Blues, 2 Green Hairstreaks, 6 Dingy Skippers, 4 Orange Tips, 4 Common Blues, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Brimstone plus Speckled Woods & Small Whites.

Duke of Burgundy Fritillary

Little Blue

Green Hairstreak

20th May, 2010. Downs above Amberley

Visited the Downs above Amberley with Doreen. Nice selection of butterflies but unable to locate the Duke of Burgundy Fritillary. Butterlies seen: 1 Green Hairstreak, 3 Little Blues, 1 Common Blue, 2 Peacocks, 12 Dingy Skippers, 1 Brimstone, Speckled Woods & Small Whites.

Also 3 Common Buzzards.

Green Hairstreak

Little Blue

18th May, 2010 Abbots Wood.

Doreen and myself went to Abbots Wood. The bluebells were superb and had 2-3 Nightingales singing and 1 Cuckoo. Also 7 + Pearl-bordered Fritillaries.

Bluebells

Pearl-bordered Fritillaries

16 May, 2010 Pulborough

Visited Pulborough with Doreen but didn't see a single wader. 1 Garden Warbler singing out in the open and 2 Nightingales also singing, & 4 Little Egrets. Otherwise just Whitethroats, Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, Swifts & 2 Long Tailed Tits. Also 2 Orange Tip Butterflies.

Song Thrush singing.

Long Tailed Tit

Bluebells

View of Pulborough

12th May, 2010 Arlington Reservoir

Arlington Reservoir: 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin & 1 Temmincks Stint.

View of the Long Man of Willingdon from Arlington Reservoir.

Dunlin

Dunlin & Temmincks Stint.

Temmincks Stint

11th May 2010 Arlington Reservoir

Early morning visit with David to Arlington Reservoir. As we were leaving our estate, a Hobby flew over Kinsway.

The following birds were seen at Arlington Reservoir:

2 Red Rumped Swallows, 30 Swallows, 30 House Martins, 10 Sand Martins and a Cuckoo was calling.

Images of the 2 Red Rumped Swallows at Arlington Reservoir.

3rd May 2010 Chailey Common & Weirwood Reservoir

First went to Chailey Common with Doreen & David. No sign of any Dartfords but we did see the following: 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Yellow Hammers & 1 Whitethroat.

Drove onto Weirwood Reservoir and first visited the Dam area and then onto the Western end and looked out from the hide. 4 Common Terns, 20 Swifts, fair numbers of Swallows & House Martins, 1 Whitethroat and heard a Cuckoo.