ARNESIDE KNOTT AND MYERS ALLOTMENT-CUMBRIA

I visited Arneside knott and Myers allotment today in Cumbria which are both Butterfly sites that are well known for High Brown Fritillary but after spending the whole afternoon in these area's, I had no sighting of any.A new Butterfly was seen though and in good numbers which was the Northern Brown Argus.

Northern Brown Argus

Other Butterflies of note were Ringlet,Speckled Wood,Large Skipper and Small Boarded Fritillary.

Small Boarded Fritillary

Speckled Wood

Large Skipper

Ringlet

Other Insects of note were Common blue damselfly,Broad billed chaser,Golden ringed dragonfly and Migrant Hawker

Common Blue Damselfly

Golden Ringed Dragonfly

Broad Bodied Chaser

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Migrant Hawker

This is the first time I had visited these sites but will definitely be back in the coming weeks.

A BIT OF SCOTTISH BIRDING

Whilst visiting friends in Oban this week I called in at Inchinnan,Clyde on the way up and managed to connect with a Stone curlew that had been found,on arrival the weather conditions were appauling but the bird showed well on arrival.

This was the first record for Clyde since 1966

Other birds of note during the week were Golden eagle,White tailed eagle,2 Ospreys and a pair of Red throated divers on there breeding ground.

On the way home I called in at Loch turret reservoir where I got cracking views of a Ring billed gull.

Red-headed Bunting moved to Category A of British list

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Red Grouse to be split by IOC

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Eastern Red-rumped Swallow set to be added to British list

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CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL RARE AND SCARCE BIRD NEWS AND UK MEGAS

20/06/2024

MEGA NEWS

ZITTING CISTICOLA-South Foreland-Kent

GREEN WARBLER-Fair Isle-Shetland

19/06/2024

MEGA NEWS

SOLITARY SANDPIPER-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

GREEN WARBLER-Fair Isle-Shetland

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Murcar GC-Aberdeenshire

Green Winged teal-Burton RSPB

18/06/2024

MEGA NEWS

GREEN WARBLER-Fair Isle-Shetland

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Murcar GC-Aberdeenshire

SOLITARY SANDPIPER-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

17/06/2024

MEGA NEWS

GREEN WARBLER-Fair Isle-Shetland

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Murcar GC-Aberdeenshire

SOLITARY SANDPIPER-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

Green winged Teal-Sandbach Flashes

16/06/2024

MEGA NEWS

WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Blackdog-Aberdeenshire

Green winged Teal-Sandbach Flashes

15/06/2024

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WHITE WINGED SCOTER-Blackdog-Aberdeenshire

Green winged Teal-Sandbach Flashes

14/06/2024

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SOLITARY SANDPIPER-St Mary's-Isles Of Scilly

Green winged Teal-Sandbach Flashes

13/06/2024

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BRIDLED TERN-Coquet Island-Northumberland

Green winged Teal-Sandbach Flashes

12/06/2024

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BRIDLED TERN-Coquet Island-Northumberland-Bird still present on the 13/06/2024

5/6/24

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BRIDLED TERN-Coquet Island-Northumberland

4/6/24

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BRIDLED TERN-Coquet Island-Northumberland

3/6/2024

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BRIDLED TERN-Coquet Island-Northumberland

2/6/2024

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BRIDLED TERN-Coquet Island-Northumberland6/2024

1/6/2024

MEGA NEWS

BRIDLED TERN-Coquet Island-Northumberland

MARMORA'S WARBLER-Fair Isle-Shetland

30/05/2024

MEGA NEWS

MARMORA'S WARBLER-Fair Isle-Shetland

29/05/2024

MEGA NEWS

MARMORA'S WARBLER-Fair Isle-Shetland

26/05/2024

European Honey Buzzard-One over marsh covert hide-Burton RSPB

MEGA NEWS

GREEN WARBLER-Singing male-Holy Island-Northumberland

24/05/2024

MEGA NEWS

GREEN WARBLER-Singing male-Valyie-Unst

INDIGO BUNTING-Male photographed on bird feeders in nearby garden on Wednesday but no sign since-Milford Haven-Pembrokeshire

23/05/2024

MEGA NEWS

GREEN WARBLER-Singing male-Valyie-Unst

22/05/2024

MEGA NEWS

GREEN WARBLER-Singing male-Valyie-Unst

21/05/2024

MEGA NEWS

INDIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE-1st Summer male-Holy Island-Northumberland

 

20/05/2024

MEGA NEWS

BOOTED EAGLE-Cape Cornwall-Cornwall

Common Crane-One circled over Hoole then drifted south-west-Chester

MEGA NEWS

INDIGO BUNTING-Unringed 1st-summer male-Whitburn-Durham

19/05/2024

Glossy Ibis-One circled then flew towards Gowy Meadows CWT-Sweeney Meadows

MEGA NEWS

INDIGO BUNTING-Unringed 1st-summer male-Whitburn-Durham

18/05/24

MEGA NEWS

INDIGO BUNTING-Unringed 1st-summer male-Whitburn-Durham

13/05/2024

Common Crane-Ashton's Flash-Northwich

12/05/2024

Common Crane-Frodsham Marshes

09/05/2024

Montagu's Harrier-Ringtail flew past Leasowe Lighthouse and continued north over Liverpool Bay-Leasowe

08/05/2024

Common Crane-Two in nearby flooded field-Marbury

03/05/2024

Lesser Scaup-1st-winter female again on No 3 Bed from Rotary Hide-Woolston eyes NR-Permit Only

02/05/2024

Iberian Chiffchaff-Singing male still at junction of Park Lane and farm track-Meols

01/05/2024

White Stork-Three (including two blue-ringed individuals)-Puddington

Iberian Chiffchaff-Singing male still at junction of Park Lane and farm track-Meols