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The following tables list my Clevedon garden wildlife sightings, the frequency of their sightings, when last seen and notes.

The RSPB UK Garden Bird ranking can be found within notes.

 


BIRDS SEEN LAST SEEN NOTES

MAGPIE

DAILY

RESIDENT

 

2022 No 9 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 9.

2020 No 10.

2019 No 10.

2018 No 12.

2017 No 12.

2016 No 12.

2015 No 11.

2014 No 11.

2013 No 12.

2012 No 12.

2011 No 13 NUMEROUS.

2010 No 14.

MALLARD

DAILY

RESIDENT

 

13 APRIL 2015 FIST DUCKLINGS OF THE YEAR ON THE LAND YEO.

06 SEPTEMBER 2012 SIX RECENTLY HATCHED DUCKLINGS ON THE LAND YEO.

15 OCTOBER 2020 NINE RECENTLY HATCHED DUCKLINGS ON THE LAND YEO.

 

2022 No 37 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 41.

2020 No 38.

2019 No 40.

2018 No 42.

2017 No 44.

2016 No 44.

2015 No 35.

2014 No 49.

2013 No 39.

2012 No 36.

2011 No 37 HAVE NESTED IN GARDEN. MALES OUTNUMBER THE FEMALES BY AT LEAST 2 : 1

2010 No 37.

MANDARIN

RARELY

RESIDENT

 

15 APRIL 2021

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

28 MAY 2020

12 MAY 2020

20 MAY 2012*

*LONDON WETLANDS CENTRE

MERLIN

RARELY

RESIDENT

23 JUNE 2016 GARDEN FLY OVER.

ALSO SEEN 14 MAY 2019 AT CLEVEDON SEA DEFENCES, NORTH SOMERSET.

MOORHEN

DAILY

RESIDENT

   

2022 No 41 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 44.

2020 No 43.

2019 No 41.

2018 No 45.

2017 No 46.

2016 No 46.

2015 No 42.

2014 No 52.

2013 No 53.

2012 No 42.

2011 No 41 NESTS IN RIVER ADJACENT GARDEN.

2010 No 40.

MUTE SWAN

DAILY

RESIDENT

 

2022 No 58 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 59.

2020 No 67

2019 No 66.

2018 No 66.

 

HAVE NESTED AND BRED IN RIVER ADJACENT GARDEN.

PEREGRINE

OCCASIONALLY

RESIDENT

26 JULY 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

13 JULY 2022

02 OCTOBER 2019

04 SEPTEMBER 2019

08 AUGUST 2019

04 OCTOBER 2018

01 SEPTEMBER 2018

21 AUGUST 2018

01 AUGUST 2018

27 JULY 2018

02 JULY 2018

24 JUNE 2018

28 MAY 2018

23 SEPTEMBER 2017

09 JULY 2017

12 MAY 2017

07 MAY 2017

30 MAY 2016

26 JULY 2014  

ALSO SEEN 16 SEPTEMBER 2021 AT BLAGDON LAKE, BLAGDON, NORTH SOMERSET.

PHEASANT

FEMALE

 

MALE

RARELY

RESIDENT

19 NOVEMBER 2023

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

11 APRIL 2006

2022 No 25 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 23.

2020 No 23.

2019 No 23.

2018 No 25.

2017 No 23.

2016 No 23.

2015 No 23.

2014 No 22.

2013 No 24.

2012 No 21.

2011 No 22.

2010 No 23.

 

ALSO SEEN 25 DECEMBER 2022 AT SHAPWICK HEATH NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

PIED WAGTAIL

OCCASIONALLY

RESIDENT

 

05 NOVEMBER 2017

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

06 JANUARY 2017

05 DECEMBER 2016

23 DECEMBER 2015

13 DECEMBER 2015

08 DECEMBER 2015

03 DECEMBER 2015

23 NOVEMBER 2015

10 OCTOBER 2015

07 FEBRUARY 2015

27 JANUARY 2015

18 JANUARY 2015

03 JANUARY 2015

31 OCTOBER 2014

16 DECEMBER 2013

17 JANUARY 2013

23 JANUARY 2011

2022 No 33 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 34.

2020 No 33.

2019 No 33.

2018 No 32.

2017 No 36.

2016 No 36.

2015 No 31.

2014 No 35.

2013 No 30.

2012 No 33.

2011 No 29.

2010 No 25.

 

ALSO SEEN 27 DECEMBER 2022 AT CATCOTT NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

RAVEN

FREQUENTLY

VISITOR

28 SEPTEMBER 2019

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

18 SEPTEMBER 2018

07 MAY 2018  

2022 No 53 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 54.

2020 No 61.

2019 No 59.

2018 No 37.

2017 No 39.

2016 No 39.

2015 No 36.

2014 No 38.

2013 No 37.

2012 No 29.

2011 No 33.

2010 No 31.

 

ALSO SEEN 01 JANUARY 2023 BLAGDON LAKE, BLAGDON, NORTH SOMERSET.

REDKITE

 

RARELY

RESIDENT

13 JUNE 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

26 SEPTEMBER 2021

2022 No 35 RSPB GARDEN BIRD

2021 No 36.

2020 No 37.

2019 No 37.

2018 No 39.

2017 No 38.

2016 No 38.

2015 No 39.

2014 No 43.

 

ALSO SEEN 03 JUNE 2016 AT WALTON COMMON NATURE RESERVE, CLEVEDON, NORTH SOMERSET.

REDWING

RARELY

VISITOR

14 FEBRUARY 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

21 OCTOBER 2021

02 MARCH 2018

21 DECEMBER 2017

06 DECEMBER 2017

04 DECEMBER 2017

10 JANUARY 2017

12 DECEMBER 2016

07 FEBRUARY 2015

12 DECEMBER 2014

11 JANUARY 2014

27 DECEMBER 2013

19 JANUARY 2013

27 DECEMBER 2010

2022 No 40 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 35.

2020 No 39.

2019 No 36.

2018 No 37.

2017 No 39.

2016 No 39.

2015 No 36.

2014 No 38.

2013 No 37.

2012 No 29.

2011 No 33.

2010 No 31.

 

ALSO SEEN 22 DECEMBER 2018 AT CATCOTT NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

ROBIN

DAILY

 

RESIDENT

 

MOSTLY SEEN DURING WINTER MONTHS

BRITAIN'S NATIONAL BIRD.

2022 No 6 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 6.

2020 No 8.

2019 No 8.

2018 No 8.

2017 No 7.

2016 No 9.

2015 No 7.

2014 No 10.

2013 No 9.

2012 No 9.

2011 No 9.

2010 No 7.

 

BUILT NEST IN GARDEN BIRD BOX IN 2022 BUT WAS NOT USED

NESTED IN GARDEN BIRD BOX IN 2016

SISKIN

FEMALE

 

MALE

RARELY

 

RESIDENT

24 MARCH 2016

 

2022 No 34 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 33.

2020 No 32.

2019 No 28.

2018 No 24.

2017 No 27.

2016 No 27.

 

MY FIRST SIGHTING OF THIS BIRD

 

SONG THRUSH

OCCASIONALLY

RESIDENT

MOSTLY SEEN DURING WINTER MONTHS

14 JANUARY 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

27 DECEMBER 2021

22 DECEMBER 2021

15 OCTOBER 2021

14 OCTOBER 2021

16 FEBRUARY 2021

10 JANUARY 2021

27 OCTOBER 2020

01 JANUARY 2020

27 DECEMBER 2019

27 NOVEMBER 2019

22 NOVEMBER 2019

18 NOVEMBER 2019

12 FEBRUARY 2019

04 JANUARY 2019

26 FEBRUARY 2018

21 DECEMBER 2017

08 DECEMBER 2017

06 DECEMBER 2017

01 NOVEMBER 2017

31 OCTOBER 2017

23 APRIL 2017

03 FEBRUARY 2017

29 JANUARY 2017

10 JANUARY 2017

03 JANUARY 2017

31 DECEMBER 2016

12 DECEMBER 2016

04 MARCH 2016

26 FEBRUARY 2016

21 FEBRUARY 2016

10 FEBRUARY 2016

16 JANUARY 2016

24 DECEMBER 2015

 

2022 No 20 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 20.

2020 No 20.

2019 No 20.

2018 No 20.

2017 No 25.

2016 No 29.

2015 No 29.

2014 No 21.

2013 No 22.

2012 No 22.

2011 No 19.

2010 No 19.

 

ALSO SEEN 22 NOVEMBER 2020 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

SPOTTED FLY CATCHER

RARELY

VISITOR

12 AUGUST 2010 ALSO SEEN 22 AUGUST 2014 AT STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

SPARROWHAWK

OCCASIONALLY

RESIDENT

15 AUGUST 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

14 MAY 2022

04 MAY 2022

28 APRIL 2022

17 OCTOBER 2021

15 AUGUST 2021

07 AUGUST 2021

14 APRIL 2021

12 NOVEMBER 2020

29 JULY 2020

24 AUGUST 2019

22 AUGUST 2019

08 JULY 2019

23 MAY 2019

29 OCTOBER 2018

25 AUGUST 2017

13 JULY 2017

12 DECEMBER 2014

18 MARCH 2014

03 MARCH 2014

08 DECEMBER 2013 *

23 AUGUST 2011

27 AUGUST 2005

2022 No 38 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 38.

2020 No 34.

2019 No 39.

2018 No 36.

2017 No 34.

2016 No 34.

2015 No 40.

2014 No 33.

2013 No 41.

2012 No 39.

2011 No 40.

2010 No 43

 

ALSO SEEN 07 OCTOBER 2020 AT CLEVEDON SEA DEFENCES, NORTH SOMERSET.

 

* RESTED ON THE BIRD TABLE AFTER A FAILED ATTEMPT TO SNATCH A BIRD FROM THOSE FEEDING IN THE GARDEN.

STARLING

DAILY

RESIDENT

 

NUMBERS DECREASING.

 

2022 No 3 RSPB GARDEN BIRD.

2021 No 3.

2020 No 2.

2019 No 2.

2018 No 2.

2017 No 2.

2016 No 2.

2015 No 2.

2014 No 3.

2013 No 4.

2012 No 2.

2011 No 2.

2010 No 3.

 

SWALLOW

FREQUENTLY

VISITOR DURING SUMMER MONTHS

21 JULY 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

06 JULY 2023

02 JULY 2023

26 MAY 2023

15 MAY 2023

14 MAY 2023

23 APRIL 2023

22 APRIL 2023

21 SEPTEMBER 2022

15 SEPTEMBER 2022

21 JUNE 2022

16 JUNE 2022

11 JUNE 2022

10 JUNE 2022

07 JUNE 2022

04 MAY 2022

03 MAY 2022

23 APRIL 2022

28 AUGUST 2021

22 AUGUST 2021

11 AUGUST 2021

01 AUGUST 2021

29 MAY 2021

01 MAY 2021

29 APRIL 2021

07 AUGUST 2020

20 MAY 2020

19 MAY 2020

15 MAY 2020

08 MAY 2020

21 APRIL 2020

04 APRIL 2020

 

 

2023 APRIL 22 ARRIVED -

2022 APRIL 23 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 21 DEPARTED

2021 APRIL 29 ARRIVED - AUGUST 28 DEPARTED

2020 APRIL 04 ARRIVED - AUGUST 07 DEPARTED

2019 MAY 12 ARRIVED - AUGUST 27 DEPARTED , LATE ARRIVING AND IN FEWER NUMBERS

2018 APRIL 06 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 12 DEPARTED

2017 MARCH 20 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 23 DEPARTED

2016 APRIL 08 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 20 DEPARTED

2015 APRIL 10 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 23 DEPARTED

2014 APRIL 17 ARRIVED - OCTOBER 03 DEPARTED

2013 APRIL 09 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 22 DEPARTED

2012 APRIL 07 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 23 DEPARTED

2011 MARCH 25 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 30 DEPARTED

2010 APRIL11 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 28 DEPARTED

2009 MARCH 19 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 24 DEPARTED

2008 APRIL 15 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 21 DEPARTED

2007 MARCH 29 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 30 DEPARTED

2006 APRIL16 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 24 DEPARTED

2005 MARCH 27 ARRIVED  - SEPTEMBER 25 DEPARTED

 

ALSO SEEN 02 NOVEMBER 2016 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

ALSO SEEN 10 OCTOBER 2018 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

ALSO SEEN 07 SEPTEMBER 2022 AT SHAPWICK HEATH NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

SWIFT

FREQUENTLY

VISITOR DURING SUMMER MONTHS

06 AUGUST 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

04 AUGUST 2023

22 JULY 2023

19 JULY 2023

17 JULY 2023

07 JULY 2023

06 JULY 2023

23 JUNE 2023

13 JUNE 2023

12 JUNE 2023

10 JUNE 2023

26 MAY 2023

23 MAY 2023

20 MAY 2023

18 MAY 2023

05 MAY 2023

02 AUGUST 2022

28 JULY 2022

26 JULY 2022

18 JULY 2022

17 JULY 2022

14 JULY 2022

06 JULY 2022

05 JULY 2022

04 JULY 2022

02 JULY 2022

30 JUNE 2022

21 JUNE 2022

18 JUNE 2022

10 JUNE 2022

07 JUNE 2022

06 JUNE 2022

17 MAY 2022

15 MAY 2022

14 MAY 2022

12 MAY 2022

09 MAY 2022

 

2023 MAY 05 ARRIVED -

2022 MAY 09 ARRIVED - AUGUST 02 DEPARTED

2021 MAY 14 ARRIVED - AUGUST 12 DEPARTED

2020 MAY 04 ARRIVED - AUGUST 07 DEPARTED

2019 MAY 11 ARRIVED - AUGUST 27 DEPARTED, 2019 LATE ARRIVING AND IN FEWER NUMBERS

2018 MAY 02 ARRIVED - AUGUST 03 DEPARTED

2017 MAY 05 ARRIVED - AUGUST 25 DEPARTED

2016 APRIL 30 ARRIVED - AUGUST 23 DEPARTED

2015 MAY 04 ARRIVED - AUGUST 05 DEPARTED

2014 MAY 11 ARRIVED - AUGUST 24 DEPARTED

2013 MAY 06 ARRIVED - AUGUST 01 DEPARTED

2012 APRIL 30 ARRIVED - AUGUST 26 DEPARTED

2011 APRIL 29 ARRIVED - SEPTEMBER 18 DEPARTED

 

ALSO SEEN 13 APRIL 2017 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

ALSO SEEN 09 JUNE 2020 AT CATCOTT NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

 


 

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FOCUS ON THE BIRD

 

MALLARD (Anas platyrhynchos)

Family - Anatidae. Swans, ducks and geese.

Length - 50 to 65cm. Wingspan - 81 to 95cm. Weight - 750 to 1500g. Lifespan - 15 to 25 years.

Conservation Status - Secure.

Seen - All year round almost anywhere within reach of almost any kind of water, from towns to remote moorland pools. In winter often on estuarine salt marshes but less so on open sea.

Eats - Small aquatic invertebrates, seeds, roots, shoots and grain from shallow water while upending or dabbling. Also feeds on dry ground such as stubble fields. They will often fly to nearby fields to feed at night.

Nests - Grass, leaf and down lined hollow on the ground or in raised sites from January to August . 9 - 13 eggs. 1 brood.

 

The most widespread and familiar of all the ducks. The different breeds of the farmyard duck are the domestic forms of the Mallard, they vary from very dark brown to being completely white. The status of the wild form is obscured by the release of thousands bred for shooting. The male has a dark green head, a white neck ring, a yellow bill, and is mainly purple-brown on the breast and grey on the body. The female is mainly mottled brown with a dark stripe though the eye and an orange bill. Both have a characteristic purple-blue wing patch or speculum throughout the year, the male having curly central tail feathers.

 

Male                                                                            Female

                  

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ANIMALS AND AMPHIBIANS SEEN LAST SEEN NOTES
OTTER RARELY 22 AUGUST 2022*

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

25 DECEMBER 2018

05 MAY 2013

26 JUNE 2011

 

 

*FIRST SEEN IN THE LAND YEO RIVER WHICH FLOWS ADJACENT MY GARDEN.

ALSO SEEN AT SHAPWICK  HEATH NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

26 JUNE 2011 MY FIRST SIGHTING OF THIS ANIMAL IN THE WILD AT SHAPWICK  HEATH NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

PALMATE NEWT RARELY 17 JANUARY 2001  

PIKE

FREQUENTLY

RESIDENT

25 MARCH 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

23 MARCH 2020*

8 SEPTEMBER 2018

02 OCTOBER 2017

26 JUNE 2017

*A PAIR SEEN SPAWNING IN THE LAND YEO RIVER WHICH FLOWS ADJACENT MY GARDEN.

SLOW-WORM

OCCASIONALLY

 

12 SEPTEMBER 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

08 SEPTEMBER 2023

17 JULY 2023

07 JULY 2023

02 JULY 2023**

01 JULY 2023

25 JUNE 2023

23 JUNE 2023

03 JUNE 2023

01 MAY 2023*

22 OCTOBER 2022*

23 SEPTEMBER 2022*

09 JULY 2022

03 JUNE 2021

02 JUNE 2021

25 JULY 2019

INHABITS AND BREEDS IN THE GARDEN COMPOST HEAP.

 

* JUVENILE

** 3 ON COMPOST HEAP

 

2022 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JULY 09 - LAST OCTOBER 22

2021 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JUNE 02 - LAST JUNE 03

2020 NO SIGHTINGS THIS YEAR, I BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PREDATED BY THE LOCAL CAT POPULATION.

2019 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 15 - LAST JULY 25

2018 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 13 - LAST SEPTEMBER 01

2017 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 30 - LAST OCTOBER 06

2016 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MAY 27 - LAST AUGUST 17.

2015 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 07 - LAST SEPTEMBER 24.

2014 FIRST GARDEN  APPEARANCE APRIL 01 - LAST NOVEMBER 01.

2013 FIRST GARDEN  APPEARANCE APRIL 11 - LAST OCTOBER 05.

2012 FIRST GARDEN  APPEARANCE MAY 02 - LAST SEPTEMBER 03.

2011 FIRST GARDEN  APPEARANCE MARCH 28.

2010 LAST GARDEN APPEARANCE OCTOBER 10.

 

ALSO SEEN 26  2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

SMOOTH  NEWT

FREQUENTLY

09 APRIL 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

27 NOVEMBER 2022

30 MAY 2021

17 JULY 2020

17 AUGUST 2019

11 JULY 2019

26 APRIL 2019

27 MAY 2018

20 SEPTEMBER 2017

26 MAY 2017

12 AUGUST 2016

29 JULY 2016

05 JULY 2015

18 OCTOBER 2014

SPAWNS IN GARDEN POND.

14 JUNE 2022 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.


 

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BUTTERFLIES, INSECTS AND MOTHS SEEN LAST SEEN NOTES

MAGPIE MOTH

OCCASIONALLY 

02 JULY 2021

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

21 JUNE 2017

14 JUNE 2017

16 JUNE 2016

15 JUNE 2015

07 JUNE 2014

25 JUNE 2013

 

MEADOW BROWN

OCCASIONALLY 

29 JUNE 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

24 JUNE 2023

16 JUNE 2023

10 JUNE 2023

16 JUNE 2022

11 JULY 2020

23 JUNE 2020

15 JULY 2019

11 JULY 2019

13 JULY 2019

03 JULY 2019

29 JUNE 2019

22 JUNE 2019

05 JULY 2018

28 JUNE 2018

22 JUNE 2018

30 JULY 2016

13 JULY 2016

08 AUGUST 2015

18 JULY 2015

11 JULY 2015

24 JUNE 2015

27 JULY 2014

01 JUNE 2014

11 AUGUST 2013

ALSO SEEN 26 JUNE 2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET

 

MIGRANT HAWKER DRAGONFLY

FEMALE

 

MALE

OCCASIONALLY 

03 OCTOBER 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

25 SEPTEMBER 2023

20 AUGUST 2022

16 AUGUST 2022

06 OCTOBER 2022

02 OCTOBER 2022

25 AUGUST 2022

10 AUGUST 2022

03 AUGUST 2022

11 OCTOBER 2021

ALSO SEEN 18 OCTOBER 2022 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

 ORANGE TIP

OCCASIONALLY 

25 MAY 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

11 MAY 2023

10 MAY 2023

15 APRIL 2021

11 APRIL 2020

08 APRIL 2020

13 MAY 2019

23 APRIL 2019

20 APRIL 2019

22 MAY 2018

05 MAY 2018

21 APRIL 2018

05 MAY 2017

30 APRIL 2017

13 APRIL 2017

11 APRIL 2017

26 MAY 2016

12 MAY 2016

21 APRIL 2015

03 MAY 2014

 

2023 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MAY 10 - LAST

2022 NO APPEARANCE IN GARDEN

2021 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 15 - LAST APRIL 15

2020 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 08 - LAST APRIL 11

2019 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 20 - LAST MAY 13

2018 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 21 - LAST MAY 22

2017 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 11 - LAST MAY 05

2016 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MAY 12 - LAST MAY 26

2015 GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 21

2014 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 21 - LAST MAY 03

 

ALSO SEEN 20 MAY 2020 AT SHAPWICK HEATH NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

 

 

 

 PAINTED LADY

OCCASIONALLY

26 AUGUST 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

03 JUNE 2023

03 JUNE 2022

19 MAY 2022

17 MAY 2022

25 JULY 2021

03 AUGUST 2020

19 OCTOBER 2019

06 OCTOBER 2019

24 SEPTEMBER 2019

18 SEPTEMBER 2019

15 SEPTEMBER 2019

14 SEPTEMBER 2019

08 SEPTEMBER 2019

04 SEPTEMBER 2019

25 AUGUST 2019

22 AUGUST 2019

12 AUGUST 2019

9 AUGUST 2019

17 AUGUST 2019

13 AUGUST 2019

10 AUGUST 2019

04 AUGUST 2019

03 JULY 2019

22 JUNE 2018

07 JUNE 2018

09 OCTOBER 2015

19 JUNE 2013

21 AUGUST 2009

 

LARGE QUANTITY OF MIGRANTS IN 2009 AND 2019.

 

ALSO SEEN 29 JULY 2022 AT DRAYCOTT SLEIGHTS NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET

 

 PEACOCK

OCCASIONALLY 

12 JULY 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

06 JULY 2023

19 FEBRUARY 2023

13 APRIL 2022

22 MARCH 2022

20 MARCH 2022

26 AUGUST 2021

21 JULY 2021

17 JULY 2020

19 APRIL 2020

11 APRIL 2020

08 APRIL 20202

06 APRIL 2020

05 APRIL 2020

04 APRIL 2020

01 APRIL 2020

24 MARCH 2020

04 SEPTEMBER 2019

02 SEPTEMBER 2019

30 AUGUST 2019

18 JULY 2019

2022 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 20 - LAST APRIL 13

2021 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JULY 21 - LAST AUGUST 26

2020 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 24 - LAST JULY 17

2019 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JULY 18 - LAST SEPTEMBER 04

2018 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 04 - LAST APRIL 30

2017 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 01 - LAST AUGUST 17

2016 NO GARDEN SIGHTINGS

2015 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 18 - LAST AUGUST 09

2014 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 09 - LAST JULY 26

2013 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 19 - LAST AUGUST 12

 

ALSO SEEN 13 NOVEMBER 2018 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

ALSO SEEN 04 NOVEMBER 2020 AT CATCOTT NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

PRIVET HAWK-MOTH

RARELY

06 JULY 2021**

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

15 SEPTEMBER 2019*

30 JUNE 2018

16 JULY 2016

** MATING PAIR

 * CATERPILLAR ONLY

 RED ADMIRAL

OCCASIONALLY 

10 NOVEMBER 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

09 NOVEMBER 2023

17 OCTOBER 2023

10 OCTOBER 2023

03 OCTOBER 2023

25 SEPTEMBER 2023

21 SEPTEMBER 2023

18 SEPTEMBER 2023

11 AUGUST 2023

17 JULY 2023

15 JULY 2023

12 JULY 2023

06 JULY 2023

03 JULY 2023

20 MAY 2023

16 MAY 2023

09 FEBRUARY 2023

17 OCTOBER 2022

25 SEPTEMBER 2022

06 SEPTEMBER 2022

09 JULY 2022

06 JULY 2022

07 JUNE 2022

02 APRIL 2022

04 MARCH 2022

20 OCTOBER 2021

09 OCTOBER 2021

03 OCTOBER 2021

29 SEPTEMBER 2021

26 SEPTEMBER 2021

17 SEPTEMBER 2021

26 JULY 2021

02 JULY 2021

30 JUNE 2021

15 JUNE 2021

25 OCTOBER 2020

23 OCTOBER 2020

12 SEPTEMBER 2020

09 SEPTEMBER 2020

08 APRIL 2020

03 APRIL 2020

02 APRIL 2020

02 MARCH 2020

19 OCTOBER 2019

2023 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE FEBRUARY 09 - LAST

2022 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 04 - LAST OCTOBER 17 

2021 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JUNE 15 - LAST OCTOBER 20

2020 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 02 - LAST OCTOBER 25

2019 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE FEBRUARY 23 - LAST OCTOBER 19

2018 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 23 - LAST NOVEMBER 19

2017 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JUNE 17 - LAST NOVEMBER 14

2016 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JUNE 25 - LAST DECEMBER 07

2015 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MAY 12 - LAST DECEMBER 08

2014 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 09 - LAST NOVEMBER 15

 

ALSO SEEN 18 OCTOBER 2022 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

ALSO SEEN 13 NOVEMBER 2018 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

ALSO SEEN 08 NOVEMBER 2017 AT SHAPWICK HEATH NATURE RESERVE,SOMERSET.

ALSO SEEN 28 JANUARY 2016 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

 RED UNDERWING

RARELY

05 SEPTEMBER 2010

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

31 AUGUST 2010

 

RINGLET

OCCASIONALLY

08 JULY 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

06 JULY 2022

03 JULY 2022

30 JUNE 2022

29 JUNE 2022

22 JULY 2021

12 JULY 2021

08 JULY 2021

14 JULY 2020

05 JULY 2020

01 JULY 2020

25 JUNE 2020

05 JULY 2018

03 JULY 2018

02 JULY 2018

29 JUNE 2018

28 JUNE 2018

24 JUNE 2018

29 JUNE 2017

26 JUNE 2017

07 JULY 2016

29 JUNE 2015

21 JUNE 2014

ALSO SEEN 26 JUNE 2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

SCARCE CHASER

RARELY

30 MAY 2020

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

 

ALSO SEEN 23 MAY 2015 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

 SCARLET TIGER

RARELY

03 JULY 2021

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

23 JUNE 2020

30 JUNE 2018

13 JUNE 2018

26 JUNE 2017

05 JULY 2016

26 JUNE 2017

24 JUNE 2016

08 JULY 2015

28 JUNE 2015

24 JUNE 2015

15 JUNE 2014

30 JUNE 2012

ALSO SEEN 10 JULY 2019 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

 SILVER WASHED FRITILLARY

RARELY

17 JULY 2018

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

 

ALSO SEEN 29 JULY 2022 AT DRAYCOTT SLEIGHTS NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET

 SILVER Y

RARELY

07 JUNE 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

07 JULY 2021

05 JULY 2020

03 OCTOBER 2019

17 JUNE 2019

30 JULY 2018

06 JULY 2018

01 JULY 2018

25 SEPTEMBER 2017

20 JULY 2016

16 JUNE 2015

15 SEPTEMBER 2012

ALSO SEEN 26 JUNE 2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

 SMALL COPPER

RARELY 04 SEPTEMBER 2021

PREVIOUSLY SEEN
NEVER
ALSO SEEN 18 OCTOBER 2022 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

 SMALL HEATH

RARELY 06 JULY 2018

PREVIOUSLY SEEN
 
ALSO SEEN 26 JUNE 2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

 SMALL SKIPPER

OCCASIONALLY

21 JUNE 2020

PREVIOUSLY SEEN
14 JUNE 2020

21 JUNE 2019
01 JUNE 2014
13 JULY 2013

ALSO SEEN 26 JUNE 2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

 SMALL TORTOISESHELL

FREQUENTLY

01 AUGUST 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

27 JULY 2022

20 JULY 2022

03 JUNE 2022

16 APRIL 2022

26 AUGUST 2021

02 JANUARY 2021*

30 AUGUST 2020

01 AUGUST 2020

5 JUNE 2020

17 OCTOBER 2019

02 SEPTEMBER 2019

05 JULY 2018

29 JUNE 2018

23 JUNE 2018

01 APRIL 2017

30 MARCH 2017

26 MARCH 2017

14 SEPTEMBER 2016

11 SEPTEMBER 2016

04 AUGUST 2016

03 MARCH 2016

 

* EMERGED FROM THE AIRING CUPBOARD BUT FAILED TO SURVIVE.

 

2022 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 16 - LAST AUGUST 01

2021 ONLY GARDEN APPEARANCE AUGUST 26

2020 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JUNE 05 - LAST AUGUST 30

2019 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE SEPTEMBER 02 - LAST OCTOBER 17

2018 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE JUNE 23 - LAST JULY 05

2017 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 26 - LAST APRIL 01

2016 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 03 - LAST SEPTEMBER 14

NO GARDEN APPEARANCE 2015

2014 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 09 - LAST AUGUST 16

2013 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 30 - LAST JULY 17

 

ALSO SEEN 26 JUNE 2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

 SMALL WHITE

FREQUENTLY

11 OCTOBER 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

01 OCTOBER 2023

25 SEPTEMBER 2023

21 SEPTEMBER2023

13 SEPTEMBER 2023

20 AUGUST 2023

06 AUGUST 2023

04 AUGUST 2023

15 JULY 2023

08 JULY 2023

06 JULY 2023

05 JULY 2023

29 JUNE 2023

20 JUNE 2023

16 JUNE 2023

26 MAY 2023

21 MAY 2023

16 MAY 2023

15 MAY 2023

10 MAY 2023

03 MAY 2023

01 MAY 2023

29 APRIL 2023

22 APRIL 2023

14 APRIL 2023

04 APRIL 2023

30 MARCH 2023

06 OCTOBER 2022

2023 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 30 - LAST

2022 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 22 - LAST OCTOBER 06

2021 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 19 - LAST OCTOBER 09

2020 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE MARCH 27 - LAST OCTOBER 17

2019 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 19 - LAST OCTOBER 16

2018 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 21 - LAST OCTOBER 09

2017 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 01 - LAST AUGUST 25

2016 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 05 - LAST SEPTEMBER 08

2015 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 18 - LAST OCTOBER 05

2014 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 18 - LAST SEPTEMBER 07

 

ALSO SEEN 26 JUNE 2023 AT PRIDDY MINERIES, STOCK HILL, SOMERSET.

SOUTHERN HAWKER

 OCCASIONALLY

21 JUNE 2022

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

01 AUGUST 2020

08 SEPTEMBER 2019

17 AUGUST  2019

31 JULY  2019

24 JULY  2019

25 AUGUST  2017

09 JULY  2017

26 JUNE 2017

17 SEPTEMBER 2016

04 SEPTEMBER 2016

17 AUGUST 2016

16 AUGUST 2016

14 AUGUST 2016

13 AUGUST 2016

12 AUGUST 2016

20 JULY 2016

18 JULY 2016

17 JULY 2016

14 JULY 2016

13 JULY 2016

11 JULY 2015

26 JULY 2014

21 JUNE 2014

10 OCTOBER 2012

ALSO SEEN 17 JULY 2022 AT SHAPWICK HEATH NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

 SPECKLED BUSH CRICKET

 RARELY

14 SEPTEMBER 2021

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

04 AUGUST 2021

03 AUGUST 2021

07 JULY 2017

28 SEPTEMBER 2013

ALSO SEEN 28 SEPTEMBER 2014 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.

 SPECKLED WOOD

DAILY DURING SUMMER MONTHS

05 NOVEMBER 2023

 

PREVIOUSLY SEEN

10 OCTOBER 2023

09 OCTOBER 2023

21 SEPTEMBER 2023

15 SEPTEMBER 2023

06 AUGUST 2023

04 AUGUST 2023

12 JULY 2023

07 JULY 2023

29 JUNE 2023

4 JUNE 2023

16 JUNE 2023

10 JUNE 2023

29 MAY 2023

21 MAY 2023

16 MAY 2023

15 MAY 2023

14 MAY 2023

03 MAY 2023

02 MAY 2023

22 APRIL 2023

04 APRIL 2023

22 OCTOBER 2022 SEPTEMBER 2022

15 SEPTEMBER 2022

11 SEPTEMBER 2022

31 AUGUST 2022

25 JULY 2022

2023 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 04 - LAST

2022 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 15 - LAST OCTOBER 22

2021 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 26 - LAST SEPTEMBER 14

2020 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 06 - LAST OCTOBER 08

2019 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 02 - LAST SEPTEMBER 24

2018 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 25 - LAST OCTOBER 18

2017 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 07 - LAST OCTOBER 30

2016 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 23 -  LAST OCTOBER 15

2015 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 18 -  LAST SEPTEMBER 29

2014 FIRST GARDEN APPEARANCE APRIL 10 - LAST SEPTEMBER 28

 

ALSO SEEN 18 OCTOBER 2022 AT WESTHAY MOOR NATURE RESERVE, SOMERSET.