Now as June draws to a close we approach the quiet time for birds, with many young having fledged and many individuals starting their post breeding or post juvenile moult and as a result becoming much more secretive. Thankfully other taxa are just getting started. Moths, butterflies and dragonflies are much more abundant currently with the hot and sunny weather, and other taxa such as grasshoppers are yet to really take off. 12 species of butterfly were present on the reserve today, with the skippers finally having emerged in force, with small, Essex and large on the wing.
Channel Island Pug was recorded here for the first time last year. Much like buses, they've since turned up twice in the last week.
Birds Ringed: Goldfinch 2.