Birds - new garden record - Tree Sparrow Butterflies & moths - New Micro-moth 6mm long (see photo below), Cinnabar Moth, Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet Moth, Small Skipper, Small Tortoiseshell, Cocoon of a Small White Butterfly. Other Insects - 6+ Species of Hover Fly, 5+ species of Bee, Spiked S...

Thanks John, I also had the exact location, just unlucky I guess.

Or should I say tantalisingly close. Male and female Whinchat seen on the south bank of Hic Bibi brook on 3 occasions during the last week - no sign when I went to look on Sunday! A report on facebook today of a couple of sightings of a Green Woodpecker and an Hawfinch at Arley Hall (Wigan golf club...

1 male Sparrowhawk in the front garden yesterday and a female doing a double loop of the back garden today, neither of them being successful.

Only one young Blackird so far this year, possibly due to the dry conditions. Plenty of young House Sparrows (10+), also young Blue Tit, young Great Tit, young Dunnock, young Robin, young Starlings, young Collared Doves and young Wood Pigeons.

Probably Meadow Vetchling for the larger one Gary.

Nice ones Peter.

Nice one Peter.

Nice shot Mark.

Lovely photo Ian.

10 over the former Great Knowley quarry/landfill site late afternoon.

Nice shots Peter.

Great photos Ian, keep em coming!

Nice shot Ian.

Lead Mines Clough to Sam's pasture to Higher Hempshaws to Old Rachel's and return. Birds seen/heard - LMC - Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Robin, Wren, Dunnock heard, Magpie, Blackcap heard, Common Redstart heard, 4 Mallard with 3 Ducklings and a Treecreeper. ...