In the BW sector was the
Lesser Whitethroat at the Harholt Plantation. Among the usuals was a
Buzzard, four
Green Woodpeckers, two
Goldcrests, three
Coal Tits, four
Long-tailed Tits, 10
Chiffchaffs, six
Blackcaps, a
Whitethroat, two
Nuthatches and a
Song Thrush.
Today's biggest news concerned two
Hummingbird Hawkmoths at Fames Rough.
Butterflies included an
Essex Skippers, 100
Marbled Whites, two
Commas, a
Red Admiral, two
Speckled Woods, 80
Meadow Browns and 30
Ringlets.
A
Southern Hawker and four
Azure Damselflies were at Piddly Pond. A
Vapourer moth was seen, along with
Tree Bumblebee and a few
Purple Helleborines.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJamwS0RK8lmckf2JaB_NkfReqaAtQ1jKVMzeu_qEVyWDOcnsgquf0_ssXJDSr72lcbdcEkhiLOWE37HUCFaZ_aTQ6BlbezfgmiFFHMN2Uf3d3iD0LfdqTu84VwNHf1siKz2EsA8J48bA/s640/20170630+Hummingbird+Hawkmoth+Fames+Rough+IGM.JPG) |
Hummingbird Hawkmoth |
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Large Skipper |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kSJEfBuclIFxtT4f0j6gTHR3zNjX9zBzbUnWE_1pEcaRuDmsr_2een1S4SWDRBp_V4TbXSx3IUq100iiVS0rIBjZEtHEh3eVQjCX5VWEWPhoaX8lz19b-HewqKvMq64WsLsk6DxR_iA/s640/20170630+Essex+Skipper+BW+IGM.JPG) |
Essex Skipper |
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Marbled Whites |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Xu3xjJdWua3yIKImzLq-ZzDRMPCHUdt29XD9PHp0ayKE5qkW7MO8w-adPh_510J9NedgSOjtHkYcoIxJaGzjSrMZQ8V_UM8LtNR_yOIVfm4z9meHl4h2LxmnEU1Hs_Nmd22HA4-hWO0/s640/20170630+Creeping+Thistle+BW+IGM.JPG) |
Creeping Thistle |
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Round-leaved Fluellen |
Paul Goodman and Ian Magness (photos)