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Many Redwings in the woods from Stones Manor down to the river. Also Goldfinches and Coal tits. Several Tree creepers and a Jay. Grey wagtail on the stream. Great spotted woodpecker calling and Sparrowhawk and Buzzards hunting.

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Up to 12,000 pink footed geese over the reserve and Hartford around 3.30 this afternoon.

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Lots of water in the reserve. See photo. Chiffchaff singing , good views of goldcrest. Cetti’s warbler singing on Twig island along with calling Water Rails. Blue Damselflies and Common Darters on the wing.

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Kingfisher by the dipping platform. Also here Little Grebe. Several Red Admirals and a couple of Speckled Woods still on the reserve.

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The fungi walk was well attended and some good species found . See photos. Still many Red Admirals (20) , speckled wood (2) and a Small Tortoiseshell . Fly agaric, Peziza, Penny Bun and Yellow staining Bolette

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Sparrowhawk and Buzzard on the reserve plus Chiffchaffs and Long tailed tits. Counted 72 Red Admirals on the Ivy along the path thru the reserve, 7 Commas, a Small copper and a small White. Many Common Darters around too.

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Chiffchaff calling, Long tailed tit flocks forming. Nuthatches calling also. Up to 15 Red Admirals, Speckled woods, Small Copper and Commas on the fruiting Ivy.

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Bat surveying tonight. Soprano and Common Pipistrelles, Noctule, Daubentons with Brown Long Eared bat and Natterers near the blue bridge. Tawny owls calling

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Autumn is definitely here. Long tailed tits forming groups for the winter. Few butterflies around now. Just a few Small Whites and many Red Admirals. Chiffchaff still singing

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Recently the kingfisher has been visiting the reserve. Common blue and Small Copper butterflies visiting the butterfly circles. Still a few meadow browns and gatekeepers present.

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The kingfisher seen on the ARM past two days. When the sun shone many butterflies came out. A Clouded Yellow on Eatons field on the thistles with many large whites . New emerged Peacocks, Red Admiral, commas, Holly blues and a common blue plus gatekeepers and Meadow Browns.

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Lovely hour before the rain came. Six common blues on the butterfly circles. New hatch of these . Many gatekeepers, meadow browns and Holly blues. All three whites and lots of Small Skippers and two Essex . Red Admiral, Comma and small tortoiseshells. Good day for hawkers .

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A Red Kite over the reserve at 18.00. Purple hairstreak count was 20 tonight.

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As well as the hairstreaks several Gatekeepers around plus Red Admirals, Commas, Small Tortoiseshells, Common Blue, Small Copper, Meadow Browns ringlets plus the whites and the best of all a Humming bird Hawkmoth. On Greenbank park an Essex skipper plus lots of Small Skippers.

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One of the best butterfly days I have had on the reserve. Up to 6 White letter hairstreaks near the overhead pipe on the path up to Stones manor. Also here and around pignut hill at least 8 Purple Hairstreaks on or around the path . Some beautiful males but they wouldn’t be still

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The first sighting of a Purple Hairstreak this evening flying around the oaks. With little sun late afternoon Meadow browns, Ringlets and Small Skippers abounded. Chiffchaffs singing but little else.

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Many tiny frogs crossing the tarmac path by the oak with a bench around it.

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Many butterflies around on the reserve. New ones for the year are Small Heaths. Very large Migrant hawker hunting on the butterfly circles. Ravens on the reserve today along with a kingfisher on the river.

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Yesterday white letter hairstreaks flying above the ELMS by the butterfly circles. Up to 70 Meadow browns here plus 4 ringlets and 2 Large Skippers. Four Red Admirals near to the greenbank overflow.

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@AndrewS300661 Thanks Andrew. Used to see them quite often there

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Kingfisher by the dipping platform. Several young jays in the undergrowth and a few species of butterfly including Large and Small Skipper, Meadow browns, Ringlet