A late afternoon visit, sunny but breezy.
Gatekeepers, Meadow Browns, 6 Red Admiral, 6 Peacock, 5 Comma, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Small Skipper, Green-veined Whites, 1 Small Copper (on Fleabane, now in flower), 2 PURPLE HAIRSTREAK ‘dog-fighting’ around the top of the Oak tree on opposite side of brook. 3 Mother of Pearl, 1 Common Rustic agg., 1 Brown China-mark.
1 Brown Hawker, 2 Common Darter, 1 Emerald damselfly, 1 Azure damselfly ovipositing in Hide pond, 1 female and 1 male Southern Hawker.
Kestrel, Bullfinch, Woodpigeon, House Martin, Blackbird, Blue tit, Adult Moorhen with juvenile on Hide Pond.