ANGIOSPERMS

Horseshoe Vetch, Kidney Vetch, Common Broomrape, Globularia vulgaris in flower at Stonepit Field. Fine display of Ramsons in Stonepit Copse (24^th). (Martin Kincaid)

 

INSECTS

ODONATA

Broad-Bodied Chasers – Tattenhoe Park

 

Four-Spotted Chasers – Tattenhoe Park (both Harry Appleyard)

 

LEPIDOPTERA

Burnet Companion, Mother Shipton and Small White Wave at Stonepit Field (24^th).

Common Heath, Clouded Border at Sandhouse Lane Quarry (also 14 spot Ladybird) (25^th)

6 x Wood Whites at Salcey Forest 22^nd (Julie Lane)

Common Blue Butterflies – Tattenhoe Park (Harry Appleyard)

 

Small Heath – Kingsmead Wood (Harry Appleyard)

 

BIRDS

2 Tawny Owl fledglings at Howe Park Wood.

Pair of Garganey, pair of Little Ringed Plover, 3 Barn Owls, Cuckoo at Linford Lakes (24^th) Osprey through on 25^th.

Little Ringed Plovers observed mating and preparing nest scrapes at Manor Farm Quarry (23^rd)

Oystercatcher and Common Terns nesting at Stony Stratford Nature Reserve.

(above all Martin Kincaid)

Marsh Tit – Oakhill Wood (Harry Appleyard)

 

Cuckoo – Oakhill Wood (24th May) (Harry Appleyard)

 

Hobby – Oakhill Wood (24^th) (Harry Appleyard)

A great white egret at Summer Leys 21/5/2015 (Julie Lane)

21/5 : 2 Grey Partridge : Little Linford Wood (Rob Hill, Bucks Birders)

20/5 : 2 Garganey : Linford Reserve, Linford GPs.Long staying pair. (Rob Hill, Bucks Birders)

19/5 : Goosander : Manor Farm Quarry. Female over east. Presume one of the Olney birds.
(Rob Hill, Bucks Birders)