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Bee, Common Spotted and Marsh Orchid all in flower

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Bernard McGurrin


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Yellow shell moth seem to be seeing quite a few of these lately, family of rabbits with at least 5 young,

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Bernard McGurrin


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Fox heading into C7 @07-35 this morning

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Bernard McGurrin


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6 spot burnett moth this evening

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Bernard McGurrin


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4 spot chaser dragonfly, several blue damselfly, 1 meadow brown butterfly, various species of small day flying moths, also got a glimpse of what looked like a fox moth,

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Bernard McGurrin


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evening stroll 2 yellow shell moths

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Bernard McGurrin


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what i think was an emerald damselfly, several blue damselfly, speckled wood, white and common blue butterflies,

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Bernard McGurrin


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Small fox near old anglers car park @21-30 I think probably a cub,

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Bernard McGurrin


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Couple of large dragonfly I think 4 spot chasers, several blue damselfly, plenty common blue butterfly,

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Bernard McGurrin


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fox crossed the road to nowhere @ 17-10 heading towards Diggle Flash,

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Bernard McGurrin


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4 frogs early evening after the rain, 1 caterpillar i think a gatekeeper

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Bernard McGurrin


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1 cinnabar moth this morning

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Bernard McGurrin


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dragonfly i think a 4 spotted chaser but not 100% sure i really need to brush up on dragonfly and insect id, plenty of butterfly various whites, peacock and common blue,

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Bernard McGurrin


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a large number of small white day moths ( don't know if this is their official name) seen this morning, usually see a few but they seemed to be everywhere today, 3 common blue butterfly,

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Bernard McGurrin


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1 cinnabar moth, 4 common blue butterfly, several small white and 2 large white butterfly, 1 small brown dragonfly probably quite a recent hatch,

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 common blue butterfly plenty of whites, several speckled wood and peacock, 2 grey squirrel

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 small blue damselfly this morning, plenty of alder leaf beetle,

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Bernard McGurrin


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common blue butterfly this pm first of the year for me

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Bernard McGurrin


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4 young rabbits, plenty of tadpoles in stock pond,

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Bernard McGurrin


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Fox beside new road @08-35 this morning, good numbers speckled wood, orange tip and various white butterflies, 4 peacock,

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Bernard McGurrin


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my first dragonfly of the year although not really sure what kind i think a chaser,

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fox next to road to nowhere 5.45 this morning

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Bernard McGurrin


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Fox showing well above diggle flash@20-35 this evening

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Bernard McGurrin


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Evening walk in the rain- 2 toads and quite a few frogs

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 bats again this evening

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Bernard McGurrin


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Gatekeeper caterpillar on footpath above flash, plenty of orange tip,peacock and white butterfly, several speckled wood

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 bats this evening

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Bernard McGurrin


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weasel seen twice this morning crossing the road to nowhere, 2 squirrels

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 bats flitting about again this evening

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Bernard McGurrin


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Fox making its way through field about 8-00 this morning


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Bernard McGurrin


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3 bats flitting about near old anglers car park, i think pipistrelle but not sure

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Bernard McGurrin


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5 butterfly species this am orange tip being most prominent with peacock,small tortoiseshell,small white and speckled wood also showing

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Bernard McGurrin


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Dead shrew on path, good numbers orange tip and peacock butterfly and 2 small white,

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Bernard McGurrin


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1st speckled wood butterfly of the year this am approx 40 orange tip. c20 peacock, 1 small white

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good numbers of butterfly in the morning sunshine 20+ orange tip, at least 12 peacock, 5 small tortoiseshell and 1 small white,

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2 orange tip and several peacock butterfly

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Bernard McGurrin


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1 orange tip butterfly my first of the year several peacock and small tortoiseshell this pm

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Bernard McGurrin


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Fox in the undergrowth above diggle flash this morning,

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Bernard McGurrin


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Peacock and small tortoiseshell butterfly's and 2 grey squirrel in amongst a group of 5 rabbits,

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Bernard McGurrin


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Several peacock butterfly, 1 red admiral, 2 tortoiseshell

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Bernard McGurrin


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2 bats this evening

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Bernard McGurrin


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bat again flitting about above diggle flash

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Bernard McGurrin


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Peacock butterfly this morning and several large bees,

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Bernard McGurrin


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Bat flitting about near anglers car park at diggle flash this evening, I think pipistrelle but not sure,

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Bernard McGurrin


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Pair of toads mating this evening beside path above diggle flash

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Bernard McGurrin


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3 large bees, are these likely to be tree bumble bees ? some quite large midge swarms around diggle flash

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Bernard McGurrin


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Fox towards north east corner of diggle flash @21-20 yesterday evening,

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Fox crossed less than 10yds in front of me above diggle flash @13-20

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Bernard McGurrin


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looked like a weasel darting across the road to nowhere quite distant so not a good view.

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Fox lurking near diggle flash @19-05

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