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Large numbers of six spot burnet and small skipper, also meadow browns and large whites.

A huge tench (I think) cruising around one of the ponds, also 3 broad-bodied chasers, large numbers of common blue, azure and blue-tailed damselflies.

Abundance of marsh orchids on the rucks



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Scott robinson


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This Morning,

1 Peacock
1 Meadow Brown
7 Orange Tip
5 Speckled Wood
2 Small White
1 Blue Damselfly
1 Broad Bodied Chaser



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Weasel darted across the new road C8.

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Bernard McGurrin


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dog fox in superb condition skulking around nr diggle flash no doubt hoping for a duck breakfast.

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Gordon Newman


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Orange Tip Butterfly a.am

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A.M
Fox -C2
Brimstone and Small White Butterfly - C3

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Bernard McGurrin


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fox behind scrapyards @06-35 first iv'e seen here for a while, 20+ rabbit,

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Scott robinson


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Weasel seen in C8.

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Bernard McGurrin


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common shrew scurried across path around diggle flash, several common darter, 5 small white butterfly, 11 speckled wood butterfly,

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Bernard McGurrin


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several common darter, common blue damselfly and 2 four spot chasers, good numbers speckled wood butterfly, meadow brown and gatekeeper in lesser numbers.

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Bernard McGurrin


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plenty of butterfly around, gatekeeper, meadow brown, speckled wood and small white all in good numbers, several large white, 1 6 spot burnett,

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 x 5 spot burnett moths

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Bernard McGurrin


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1 dead common shrew on path about 200yds further up path a live common shrew darted across, 6 rabbit including 2 mating, 2 four spot chasers, several common blue and blue tailed damselfly, 3 gatekeeper butterfly, several meadow brown, 2 small white and 3 speckled wood butterfly,

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Bernard McGurrin


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decent numbers of meadow brown butterfly this morning i hadn't counted them but approx 20, 1 beetle that i think was a devils coach- horse

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Bernard McGurrin


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weasel darted across old road above diggle flash@ o8-05 this morning,

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common shrew on path above diggle flash before heading into undergrowth.

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Bernard McGurrin


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1 m black tailed skimmer, decent numbers common blue damselfly, several speckled wood butterfly, 1 dead common shrew,

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1 cinnabar moth, several speckled wood butterfly, 3 four spotted chaser, 1 broad bodied chaser, 1 black tailed skimmer, good numbers common blue and blue tailed damselfly, 1 unidentified very clear winged possibly a species of stone fly,

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Bernard McGurrin


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1 cinnabar moth, approx 60 small frogs on paths around diggle flash moving away from main body of water,

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2 black tailed skimmer,several four spot and broad bodied chaser, 40+ common blue damselfly,

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Bernard McGurrin


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3 four spot chasers of them taking out a common blue damselfly of which there were approx 30 in number around stock pond area,

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4 blue damselfly, 1 broad bodied chaser, several orange tip and small white butterfly, 3 speckled wood butterfly,

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Weasel on path in between C7.

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Bernard McGurrin


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3 blue damselfly, orange tip, speckled wood and small white butterfly,

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c20 each of orange tip and small white butterfly, 2 large white, 2 small tortoiseshell and 5 speckled wood butterfly, 2 distant odonta that i think were large red damselfly,

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9 Small White
8 Orange Tip
3 Peacock
2 Small tortoiseshell
1 Speckled Wood



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Bernard McGurrin


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14 small white, 6 orange tip and 3 speckled wood butterfly this morning,

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7 orange tip and 9 small white butterfly this morning,

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11 orange tip butterfly first of the year for me, 5 small white, 2 speckled wood, 1 peacock butterfly,

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fox on the old road above diggle flash @ 19-40, several rabbits seen,

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fox crossed path into C7 field at 20-05, decent number of bluebells on Bolton House Road near scrap yards plus one bright red tulip that stood out like a beacon.

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1speckled wood and 1 small tortoiseshell butterfly

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5 peacock and 2 small white and 1 speckled wood butterflies, plenty large bees not sure what type,

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5 peacock and 2 small white and 1 speckled wood butterflies, plenty large bees not sure what type,

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toad on path around diggle flash, fox in undergrowth above flash this evening,

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toads mating on path close to diggle flash, also saw a couple of rabbits first for a while,

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Scarlet/Ruby? Elfcup - a few clumps in woodland in C3

-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 3rd of March 2016 10:00:58 PM

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Bernard McGurrin


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fox again lurking in undergrowth @ 09-50 this morning

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healthy looking dog fox being harassed by carrion crows nr old road above diggle flash @09-05 this morning

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fox skulking in undergrowth above diggle flash @07-55 this morning,

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fox in undergrowth above diggle flash this morning,

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dog fox crossed old road nr car park @ 09-25 this morning,

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weasel darted across the path above diggle flash this pm

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weasel darted across path this morning,

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2 common darter dragonfly, 4 rathered battered looking speckled wood butterfly, 2 grey squirrel and 2 rabbit,

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Fox in undergrowth this morning I wouldn't have seen it without the magpies harassing it,
1 largish frog hopping across path near diggle flash,

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8 common darter including 2 that seemed to be mating, 14 speckled wood butterfly, 3 rabbits,

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2 squirrel and what looked like 2 field mice foraging underneath horse chestnut tree,

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quite a few common darter this morning at least 12,

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afternoon stroll, 1 red admiral, 14 speckled wood butterfly, 5 common darter dragonfly,

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