House Martins down to 25+ and a small (10) group of Swallows dropped in. Still lots of Chiffchaffs, some singing and plenty of tacking Sylvias, Blackcaps presumably. A Sparrowhawk sailed by across the lake, disappeared into trees and ten minutes later was up and circling before stooping out of the sun and down behind me, slightly tatty and reasonable size so I'm assuming an adult female. Nuthatches, Treecreepers and both woodpeckers audible.
Insect variety dropping off but still plenty of Volucellas on the mint especially once the sun had come round. Several Platycheirus rosarum were, strangely, new for the year.
At the park Southern Hawkers on the pond now joined by Common Darters; still Figwort Sawflies. Along the paths pretty little now but several V.z and V.i plus the odd Meliscaeva cinctella. Brimstones the commonest butterfly species.
