What’s About – week of 25th August

MAMMALS

 Badger reported in daylight at Stonepit Copse, Great Linford – 21st Aug. Another seen by Harry Appleyard in Howe Park Wood

Noctule bats in bat boxes at Kingsmead Spinney – 21st Aug.

Roe Deer – Elfield Park, 22nd Aug.

BIRDS

 Green Sandpipers at Manor Farm Quarry, Stony Stratford N.R., Linford Lakes and Willen Lake.

Common Sandpipers at Linford Lakes and Willen Lake.

Greenshank at Manor Farm Quarry (20th Aug)

Pair of Ravens at Tattenhoe Park – Harry Appleyard, 23rd Aug.

possible Goshawk seen at Gayhurst Wood – Chris Coppock, 23rd Aug.

 Red Kites x 2 Bletchley (Harry Appleyard)

Tawny Owl – Howe Park Wood (Harry Appleyard)

INSECTS

ORTHOPTERA

Migrant Hawker, Brown Hawker, Common and Ruddy Darters on wing at Linford Lakes Nature Reserve (22nd Aug)

LEPIDOPTERA

Silver Washed Fritillary still flying at Oakhill Wood (19th Aug)

 (all data Martin Kincaid, Biodiversity Officer, Parks Trust unless otherwise stated)