Sightings Diary
May 2013

Green-veined White
Sidbury, Haldon and Dorset- East Devon and Dorset, UK
05.05.2013 - 17 degrees, sunny
Birds - Willow Warbler, Swifts. Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler, Red-legged Partridge, Mistle Thrush, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Treecreeper
Wild Flowers - Wood Spurge, Marsh Marigolds, Dog violets, Wild Strawberry, White Dead-nettle, Periwinkle, Greater and Lesser Stitchwort, Ground Ivy, Bugle, Cuckoo Flower, Dogs Mercury, Ramsons, Woon Anemone, Gorse, Pink Purslane, Gorget-me-not, Herb Robert, Cowslips, Early Purple Orchid, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Betony, Bluebells, Apple Blossom
Insects - Bee Flies, Small White, Orange-tips, Brimstone, Green-veined White
Other - Newt

Cowslip

Wood Anemone

Bluebell

Orange-tip Butterfly
Apple Blossom

Apple Blossom

Bluebell and Spider

Green-veined White
Stover - Devon
17.05.2013 - 14 to 18 degrees, Sunshine and showers
Butterflies - Brimstone, Green-veined White, Large White, Dingy Skipper
Insects - Female Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly
Mammals - Roe Buck

Large Red Damselfly

Brimstone

Dingy Skipper
Yarner Wood, Donkey Sactuary - Devon
21.05.2013 - 12 degrees, Cloudy
Birds - Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatchers, Treecreeper, Nuthatches, Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, Blackbirds, Ravens, Great Tits, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blue Tits, Blackcaps, Swallows, Greenfinches
Mammals - Roe Fawn
Butterflies - Brimstone

Wood Warbler

Roe Fawn
Haddon Hill - Somerset
22.05.2013 - 12 - 14 degrees, sunny
Birds - Linnets, Stonechats, Skylarks, Chiffchaffs, Bullfinch, Pied Wagtail, Spotted Flycatcher, Dippers, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches , Mistle Thrush, Mallard Ducks, Wrens, Blue Tits, Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Coleton - Devon
23.05.2013 - 12 - 14 degrees, sunny
Butterflies - Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admirals, Orange-tips, Small Whites, Common Blue, Large White, Wall
Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham, Exminster Marsh and Yarner Wood- Devon
24.05.2013 - 11 degrees, grey
Birds - Ruff, Cettis Warbler, Reed Bunting, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Black-tailed Godwits, Bar-tailed Godwits, Wimbrel, Oystercatcher, Wood Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat , Swifts, Swallows, House Martins, Curlew, Canada Geese, Black-headed Gulls, Coots, Robin, Mute Swans, Chaffinches, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Stock Dove, Jackdaws, Rooks, Pied Wagtail, Moorhen, Mallard Duck, Dunlin, Heron, Little Egrets, Crows, Shelduck, Herring Gulls, Little Grebe, Wren, Reed Warbler, Lapwing, Starlings, Willow Warbler, Lapwing, Chiffchaff, Ravens
Aylesbeare and Woodbury Common - Devon
30.05.2013 - 18 degrees, sunny
Birds - Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Stonechats, Linnets, Greenfinch, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaffs, Churring Nightjar, Blackcaps, Jays
Butterflies - Brimstones, Peacock, Orange-tips, Large and Small Whites, Speckled Woods
Wild Flowers - Heath Spotted Orchid, Cotton Grass
Mammals - Roe Doe

Peacock

Brimstone

Brimstone

Brimstone

Speckled Wood

Speckled Wood

Roe Doe

Linnet

Heath Spotted Orchid
05.05.2013 - 17 degrees, sunny
Birds - Willow Warbler, Swifts. Turtle Dove, Wood Warbler, Red-legged Partridge, Mistle Thrush, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Treecreeper
Wild Flowers - Wood Spurge, Marsh Marigolds, Dog violets, Wild Strawberry, White Dead-nettle, Periwinkle, Greater and Lesser Stitchwort, Ground Ivy, Bugle, Cuckoo Flower, Dogs Mercury, Ramsons, Woon Anemone, Gorse, Pink Purslane, Gorget-me-not, Herb Robert, Cowslips, Early Purple Orchid, Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Betony, Bluebells, Apple Blossom
Insects - Bee Flies, Small White, Orange-tips, Brimstone, Green-veined White
Other - Newt

Cowslip

Wood Anemone

Bluebell

Orange-tip Butterfly


Apple Blossom

Bluebell and Spider

Green-veined White
Stover - Devon
17.05.2013 - 14 to 18 degrees, Sunshine and showers
Butterflies - Brimstone, Green-veined White, Large White, Dingy Skipper
Insects - Female Broad-bodied Chaser, Large Red Damselfly
Mammals - Roe Buck

Large Red Damselfly

Brimstone

Dingy Skipper
Yarner Wood, Donkey Sactuary - Devon
21.05.2013 - 12 degrees, Cloudy
Birds - Wood Warbler, Pied Flycatchers, Treecreeper, Nuthatches, Grey Wagtail, Mistle Thrush, Blackbirds, Ravens, Great Tits, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Robin, Blue Tits, Blackcaps, Swallows, Greenfinches
Mammals - Roe Fawn
Butterflies - Brimstone

Wood Warbler

Roe Fawn
Haddon Hill - Somerset
22.05.2013 - 12 - 14 degrees, sunny
Birds - Linnets, Stonechats, Skylarks, Chiffchaffs, Bullfinch, Pied Wagtail, Spotted Flycatcher, Dippers, Wood Warblers, Nuthatches , Mistle Thrush, Mallard Ducks, Wrens, Blue Tits, Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Coleton - Devon
23.05.2013 - 12 - 14 degrees, sunny
Butterflies - Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admirals, Orange-tips, Small Whites, Common Blue, Large White, Wall
Bowling Green Marsh, Topsham, Exminster Marsh and Yarner Wood- Devon
24.05.2013 - 11 degrees, grey
Birds - Ruff, Cettis Warbler, Reed Bunting, Bullfinch, Goldfinch, Black-tailed Godwits, Bar-tailed Godwits, Wimbrel, Oystercatcher, Wood Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat , Swifts, Swallows, House Martins, Curlew, Canada Geese, Black-headed Gulls, Coots, Robin, Mute Swans, Chaffinches, Song Thrush, House Sparrow, Stock Dove, Jackdaws, Rooks, Pied Wagtail, Moorhen, Mallard Duck, Dunlin, Heron, Little Egrets, Crows, Shelduck, Herring Gulls, Little Grebe, Wren, Reed Warbler, Lapwing, Starlings, Willow Warbler, Lapwing, Chiffchaff, Ravens
Aylesbeare and Woodbury Common - Devon
30.05.2013 - 18 degrees, sunny
Birds - Cuckoo, Green Woodpecker, Yellowhammer, Stonechats, Linnets, Greenfinch, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaffs, Churring Nightjar, Blackcaps, Jays
Butterflies - Brimstones, Peacock, Orange-tips, Large and Small Whites, Speckled Woods
Wild Flowers - Heath Spotted Orchid, Cotton Grass
Mammals - Roe Doe

Peacock

Brimstone

Brimstone

Brimstone

Speckled Wood

Speckled Wood

Roe Doe

Linnet

Heath Spotted Orchid