What’s About – week of 16th June

BIRDS

Red Kite – Tattenhoe

Hobby – Tattenhoe Park

Peregrine – Granby (all Harry Appleyard)

Common Terns with 3 chicks at Stony Stratford N.R. (15h, MK)

2 Black Terns, 1 Mediterranean Gull at Summerleys Nature Reserve (14th)

Barn Owl reported from Bury Field, Newport Pagnell (9th June)

Kingfisher Broughton Brook 9th June (Julian Lambley)

 

MAMMALS

Fox Broughton Brook 9th June – Julian Lambley

 

INSECTS

ODONATA

Emperor Dragonflies – Tattenhoe – Harry Appleyard

LEPIDOPTERA

Large Skippers – Tattenhoe

Painted Lady – Tattenhoe

Dingy Skipper – Tattenhoe Park

Brown Argus – Tattenhoe Park

Small Coppers – Tattenhoe (all Harry Appleyard)

Hummingbird Hawk-moth in Wolverton Garden – 10th June, Eddie Edwards

Green Hairstreak, Common Blue, Small Heath and Dingy Skipper butterflies – Sandhouse Quarry – 10th June, MK/Helen Wilson

Painted Lady – Stony Stratford Nature Reserve – 15th June, MK.

Small Blues out at Stonepit, Great Linford – 11th June, Janice Robertson

 

Wasp BeetleCOLEOPTERA

Wasp Beetle Clytus arietus – in conservatory in Oldbrook – 11th June, MK

 

 

PLANTS – ANGIOSPERMS

Bee Orchids out at Elfield Park, Stonepit and Linford Lakes Nature Reserve.

Wild Thyme coming into flower at Stonepit (15th June)