I was handed a Tawny Owl yesterday that had suffered a vehicle collision, it does have some injuries so I spent this morning trying to find some care for it.
This afternoon I visited Stanford reservoir, the first hot weather for some while, so I was hoping for plenty of insects, especially Butterflies and Dragonflies. There were some butterflies, but numbers seemed low, a Small Tortoiseshell, large and Small White, Brimstone, two Large Skipper, several Orange-tip and Speckled Wood.
Dragonflies weren't so obvious either, plenty of Damselflies, I saw Banded Demoiselle, first year record for the site , only one male, but several females.
On the bird front a Cuckoo was still calling and all the usual warblers were singing, including a single Lesser Whitethroat. On the water the drake Goldeneye was resting along with six Teal. Still few mallard with ducklings, nor have any Mute Swans got cygnets so far this year. 41 Greylag and 2 Canada gesse were present. One Common Tern was present and again often rested on the duck decoy.
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