More butterflies were seen today, although numbers still seemed to be on the low side.
Little Egret 2
Sand Martin 10 S out to sea
Swallow 20 (chiefly young birds hatched at Hodcombe)
Pied Wagtail 3
Common Redstart 2 (1 juv and 1 ad s/p male)
Stonechat 12 (of which 10 were adult males)
Song Thrush 3
Lesser Whitethroat 1 at Shooters Bottom
Common Whitethroat 30 (2 were still singing)
Blackcap 1 singing
Willow Warbler 1 Hodcombe
Chiffchaff 1
Raven 1
Starling 100+ top fields
Goldfinch c30+
Linnet c40
Speckled Wood 3
Small Tortoiseshell 1
Large Skipper 1
Small Skipper 3
Small White 2
Marbled White 8
Gatekeeper 5
Meadow Brown 15
Late News: Hummingbird Hawk Moth been present in Hodcombe for several days, Nightingale calling in Whitbread Hollow on the 26 June and a Black Redstart for 7 days in Hodcombe at the end of June.
Marbled White at Belle Tout