26th July 2023: Banstead Woods - Ian Ward

 

Chalkhill Blue

juvenile Moorhen

Silver-washed Fritillary

Brown Argus

Small Blue

Purple Hairstreak

Small Copper

Common Buzzard 4
Common Swift 4
Green Woodpecker 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 4
Pied Wagtail 1 near Holly Lane Scouts Car Park
Marsh Tit
1 calling in the SE corner (Railway side) of Fames Rough 13:00
Moorhen 2 juveniles
Essex Skipper 1
Small Skipper 2
Small/Essex Skipper 2
Brimstone c22
Marbled White Up to 30
Green-veined White c4
Small White 40+
Large White Up to 40
Comma c12
Red Admiral c16
Peacock c17
Silver-washed Fritillary 3 in Fames Rough
Dark Green Fritillary 2; 1 in Stagbury, 1 Hither field
Speckled Wood 1
Meadow Brown 800+
Gatekeeper 80+
Ringlet 2
Small Heath 1
Common Blue 6
Holly Blue 1
Chalkhill Blue 2 males in Stagbury
Small Copper c6
Brown Argus c10; 8 in Hither field, 2 in Fames Rough
Purple Hairstreak 5 in Holly Lane Meadow - all in one Ash tree
Other butterfly 1 4 Small Blue near Outwood Lane Pond
Azure Damselfly 2
Southern Hawker 1
Migrant Hawker 2
Common Darter 1