Saturday 04 July 2026
1 House Martin (+), 2 Southern Migrant Hawker (+), 1 Ruddy Darter, 2 insects (Woolcarder Bee), 2 Large White, 2 Small White, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma, 1 Wall Brown [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
3 Large Skipper, 5 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Purple Emperor (Male took off from path and circled around me briefly before heading to the canopy.), 2 Comma, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 3 Gatekeeper, 12 Meadow Brown, 70 Ringlet [Vince Kinsler]
1 Peregrine Falcon, 5 Ruff, 1 Greenshank, 3 Bearded Tit, 5 Southern Migrant Hawker, 5 Emperor Dragonfly, 3 Ruddy Darter [Paul Griggs, Steve Arlow]
14 Cattle Egret (including 3 juvs. Later 2 of the adults flew to Hadleigh marsh), 3 Little Egret, 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Tufted Duck (including 2 ducklings), 1 Kestrel, 2 Avocet, 1 Common Tern, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Red-veined Darter (male), 20 Ruddy Darter [John Wright]
Friday 03 July 2026
3 Small White, 1 Small Copper, 1 Gatekeeper, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth (another very fleeting visit to the garden) [Jeff Kinnerman]
8 Cattle Egret (7 adults and a juvenile feeding amongst the cattle), 12 Little Egret, 1 Buzzard, 8 Marsh Frog, 1 Grass Snake, 15 Southern Migrant Hawker, 1 Silver-washed Fritillary, 2 Ringlet [John Wright]
7 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Buzzard, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Willow Warbler, 7 Bearded Tit, 4 Greenfinch, 1 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 White-letter Hairstreak, 2 Wall Brown, 100 Gatekeeper (+), 4 Ringlet [Graham Ryland, Graham Oakes]
Thursday 02 July 2026
1 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 8 Brown Hawker, 1 Southern Migrant Hawker, 2 Norfolk Hawker, 18 Emperor Dragonfly, 2 Scarce Chaser (both males) [Steve Arlow]
1 Painted Lady, 1 Gatekeeper (m), 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth (fleeting visit to garden) [Jeff Kinnerman]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Gatekeeper [John Wright]
Wednesday 01 July 2026
1 Greenfinch (singing male), 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Paul Baker]
1 Cattle Egret (flew out from egret colony), 2 Southern Migrant Hawker, 2 Common Darter, 10 Painted Lady, 15 Marbled White [John Wright]
4 Painted Lady, 8 Marbled White, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Paul Baker]
1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Paul Baker]
4 Herring Gull (adult pair with 2 chicks nesting on chimney pot, for 5th year running ) [John Wright]
Tuesday 30 June 2026
1 Nightingale (Calling, heard only), 5 Silver-washed Fritillary (At least 5) [Tim Bourne]
2 Great Crested Grebe (nesting pair), 2 Egyptian Goose, 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 10 Red-eyed Damselfly (10+), 10 Small Red-eyed Damselfly (10+), 4 Brown Hawker, 6 Norfolk Hawker, 4 Emperor Dragonfly, 15 Four-spotted Chaser (15+), 10 Black-tailed Skimmer (10+), 1 Painted Lady [John Wright, Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
Monday 29 June 2026
1 Common Pipistrelle, 2 Red Fox [John Wright]
1 Kestrel, 3 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Skylark (singing over airport), 3 Mistle Thrush, 1 Blackcap (singing), 1 Whitethroat (singing), 4 Banded Demoiselle, 1 Southern Migrant Hawker [Neil Chambers]
4 House Martin (visiting nests in 'new' estate north of Hall Road) [Neil Chambers]
1 Red Kite (following a combine harvester), 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard (one following a combine harvester), 2 Swift, 3 Swallow, 5 Banded Demoiselle, 6 Southern Migrant Hawker, 20 Black-tailed Skimmer, 25 skippers, 2 Small Skipper, 1 Essex Skipper, 1 Purple Hairstreak, 1 Small Copper, 30 Marbled White, 50 Meadow Brown [Neil Chambers]
1 Painted Lady, 1 Marbled White [Neil Chambers]
1 Painted Lady [John Wright]
1 Greenfinch (singing), 2 Painted Lady, 1 Marbled White [Paul Baker]
12 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 2 Bearded Tit, 1 Yellowhammer [Simon Watson]
2 Purple Hairstreak (at least), 2 White Admiral (displaying in the clearing at the end of my garden all afternoon), 1 Wall Brown, 1 Ringlet [Jeff Saward]
12 Cattle Egret (with cattle on eastern grazing marsh), 1 Spoonbill, 1 Buzzard, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Bearded Tit, 2 Corn Bunting, 1 Red-veined Darter (in a ditch off the Manorway (RSPB access only)) [Marc Outten]
Sunday 28 June 2026
1 Southern Migrant Hawker (female nr main clearing), 1 Ruddy Darter, 30 Small Skipper (+), 3 Large Skipper (+), 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 0 White Admiral (reported but not found), 1 Red Admiral, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 1 Comma (streamside track), 2 Silver-washed Fritillary (One on Buddleia nr main clearing, one thistle patch end of main N\S track at T junction ), 5 Heath Fritillary (Now very worn thistle patch end of main track), 1 Meadow Brown, 20 Ringlet (+) [Jeff Delve]
1 Swift, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap, 5 skippers, 5 Meadow Brown, 1 Small Heath [Neil Chambers]
1 Greenfinch (singing), 1 Corn Bunting (singing), 3 Painted Lady, 1 Wall Brown, 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Paul Baker]
1 Common Lizard, 1 Grass Snake (last years juv under mat), 1 Emperor Dragonfly (female ovipositing in garden pond), 4 Common Darter, 3 Ruddy Darter (garden pond), 4 Small Skipper, 2 Large Skipper, 1 Large White, 1 Green-veined White, 2 Common Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Peacock Butterfly, 2 Comma, 10 Marbled White (+), 2 Gatekeeper [Jeff Delve]
Saturday 27 June 2026
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Blackcap (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 5 Nuthatch, 2 Treecreeper, 1 Brimstone, 1 Large White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Painted Lady [Neil Chambers]
5 Ruff, 10 Spotted Redshank (Most in full s.p.), 1 Greenshank, 5 Bearded Tit (+), 100 Small Red-eyed Damselfly (+, many), 1 Southern Migrant Hawker, 2 Norfolk Hawker (At least), 3 Emperor Dragonfly, 1 Red-veined Darter (male, north bank), 1 insects (Great Green Bush Cricket (fem) in reeds along west bank) [Tim Bourne]
1 Corn Bunting (singing), 20 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 8 Brown Hawker, 4 Norfolk Hawker, 10 Emperor Dragonfly, 1 Downy Emerald, 10 Four-spotted Chaser, 5 Black-tailed Skimmer, 10 Ruddy Darter, 1 skippers, 1 Large White, 1 Holly Blue, 1 Red Admiral, 4 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 6 Meadow Brown [Neil Chambers, Lee Ebbs]
1 Blackcap, 6 Azure Damselfly, 1 Comma [Angela Baldock]
5 Banded Demoiselle (males) [Jeff Delve]
8 Swift (2 family parties) [Angela Baldock]
4 Spoonbill (on Pool Marsh), 83 Scarce Emerald Damselfly, 2 Southern Migrant Hawker, 15 Ruddy Darter, 3 Small Copper, 1 Brown Argus, 1000 Marbled White (estimated but absolutely everywhere), 400 Gatekeeper [Steve Arlow]
Friday 26 June 2026
1 Red Kite (high west over garden) [Steve Arlow]
4 Great Crested Grebe (incl the pair nest building), 2 Egyptian Goose, 4 Pochard (fem with 3 ducklings), 1 Red Kite (lingering over fields between pits and farm), 6 Swift, 15 House Martin, 1 Whitethroat (singing), 2 Chiffchaff (singing), 2 Corn Bunting (singing), 1 Willow Emerald Damselfly, 2 Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 1 Southern Hawker, 2 Brown Hawker, 1 Southern Migrant Hawker, 7 Norfolk Hawker, 7 Emperor Dragonfly, 12 Four-spotted Chaser, 6 Black-tailed Skimmer, 5 Ruddy Darter, 2 Large White, 1 Holly Blue, 2 Red Admiral, 5 Painted Lady, 1 Peacock Butterfly, 8 Meadow Brown [Neil Chambers]
2 Southern Migrant Hawker, 1 skippers, 1 Painted Lady, 1 Marbled White (garden tick) [Neil Chambers]
Thursday 25 June 2026
1 Quail (Heard calling distantly from fields by second lay-by on main road), 1 Barn Owl [Lee Ebbs]
1 Greenfinch (singing male), 2 Painted Lady (throughout), 1 Hummingbird Hawkmoth [Paul Baker]
10 Marbled White [Vince Kinsler]
1 Marbled White (garden tick) [Paul Griggs]
1 Downy Emerald (again on the first pool) [Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
6 Swift, 1 Essex Skipper, 2 Small White, 2 Painted Lady, 1 Meadow Brown [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 24 June 2026
2 Cattle Egret (Over at dusk, towards Hadleigh Downs), 1 Buzzard, 1 Hobby, 1 Green Sandpiper (Calling), 2 Cuckoo (also the remains of a predated juvenile/female type at pantile screen ), 1 Barn Owl, 2 Nightingale (Calling), 2 Lesser Whitethroat (Singing), 2 Corn Bunting [Tim Bourne]
2 Egyptian Goose (pair), 5 House Martin, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Corn Bunting (singing), 3 Red-eyed Damselfly, 2 Small Red-eyed Damselfly, 15 Common Blue Damselfly, 10 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 2 Brown Hawker, 7 Norfolk Hawker, 8 Emperor Dragonfly, 1 Lesser Emperor (male briefly), 4 Four-spotted Chaser, 2 Scarce Chaser (females), 3 Black-tailed Skimmer, 1 Large Skipper, 2 Large White, 1 Red Admiral, 2 Painted Lady, 1 Speckled Wood, 6 Meadow Brown [Neil Chambers]
1 Marbled White (flew thru garden ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
10 Small Red-eyed Damselfly (at least), 10 Small Red-eyed Damselfly (at least), 100 Azure Damselfly, 50 Blue-tailed Damselfly, 1 Brown Hawker (first of the year), 1 Southern Migrant Hawker, 7 Norfolk Hawker, 8 Emperor Dragonfly, 1 Lesser Emperor (possibly two (maybe a wide range male and a probable female)), 1 Hairy Dragonfly, 1 Downy Emerald (on first pool by junction), 40 Four-spotted Chaser (at least), 10 Black-tailed Skimmer, 3 Ruddy Darter [Steve Arlow, Bob Young]
1 Coal Tit (fairly frequent in my garden at the moment), 3 Nuthatch (2 adults and a juv. on the feeder today), 1 Ringlet (first one in my garden for a while) [Jeff Saward]
5 Ring-necked Parakeet (Flew over garden heading west. ) [Simon Watson]
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