A large flock of goldfinches were feeding on the thistles by the Aldcliffe Road ponds. Photo attached.

Steve

There was a family of treecreepers in Pony Wood yesterday.

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Five large skipper butterflies in SE corner of Arable Field.

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There were hundreds of whirligig beetles (Gyrinus natator) on the surface of the Aldcliffe Road ponds this afternoon.

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Common blue and blue-tailed damselflies were egg laying in the new ponds today.

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At least four whitethroats in the hedge along the pads footpath. They seem to be benefiting from the hedge becoming taller and thicker.

Also a hare in Arable Field.

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Good numbers of red mason bees, the species that are attracted to cardboard tubes for nesting, feeding on gooseberry flowers near the Millennium Oak. There were also a number of solitary wasp species on the flowers.

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A male brimstone butterfly was in Arable Field yesterday.

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Two pairs of teal in School Pond this afternoon.

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A female sparrowhawk was hunting by the table feeders in Fairfield this afternoon. She was fluttering in tight circles along the base of the hedge hoping to flush something – but without success.

Steve