14th Jun 2026: Egyptian Geese

On Friday Clive had 2 Egyptian Geese on the reservoir that are new for the year. Otherwise no other notable bird news. 

I've been keeping an eye out for orchids again and have now seen some of the unidentified Marsh species (or possibly MarshxCommon Spotted hybrids), quite a lot of Common Spotted and a couple of Pyramidal. No sign of any Bee Orchids again this year but no thorough search for them either, so hopefully there are some unseen in a quiet corner.

7th Jun 2026

It's been a fairly quiet couple of weeks really. The only notable bird sightings have been a probable Cattle Egret seen flying over on 25th and an Oystercatcher seen on the 30th, both by John Beak.

There has been a fair few Painted Lady butterflies around and more odonata.