A post-Sainsburys walk around the park, in cooler and windier conditions after last night's storm was quiet with a few calling Marsh Tits and a rattling Lesser Whitethroat, the first I've heard for some weeks, from the west side; and just a couple of Slow Worms in the usual spot. Plenty of the two common orchids but last week's Bee Orchids had vanished. Rather more Lady's Mantle and Viper's Bugloss today but too windy for any (obvious) inverts.
Back home the usual route saw the same butterflies in the same quantities as recently but with last week's Marbled Whites replaced by Red Admirals.
Notable insects were Daerocoris flavalinea, Amblytes armatorius, Osmia caerulescens, Sicus ferrugineus, Eristalinus aeneas, Ectemnius dives, Leafcutter Bee spp, Black-tailed Skimmer and an Emperor Dragonfly which gave me the run around but never settled for a photo. A hunting Kestrel was the only bird of note.
Moth trap out tonight with a quieter and (hopefully!!) dry forecast.
